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• So, so access to the fly and funding.
• They'll somewhat be some access to the fly, is there?
• That laboratory has requested and been denied access to the screw worm to bring live specimens up to
• have been able to do because they have access to their organism, um.
• Um, What I think what you talked about was access to the flies or to the the live flies.

Committee: House Agriculture & Livestock

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• It establishes enrollment verification requirements for access to confirm member eligibility and standards
• Why does the governor refuse to protect Access and SNAP? That's all we're doing.
• Why does the governor refuse to protect access and SNAP? That's all we're doing.
• outcomes, outreach to ensure that schools and parents have access to tutoring opportunities, and I see
• I was just wondering how is that... ...access to tutoring opportunities, and I see that there's a report

Keywords: 1182, all

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• So making those resources more accessible and counseling services, and making those resources more known
• services and those resources more known to the student body I think is something I want to prioritize
• parts of Arizona where students may have limited access, but also to encourage them to educate others
• Madam Chair, I'll have to talk to you more about that.
• I just want to say we've got to say something.

Committee: Senate Senate Education Committee of Reference

Summary: The Senate Education Committee met, approved the March 25, 2026 minutes, and considered two executive nominations. First, the committee heard testimony from Aidan Kane Vaux, nominated as a student regent for the Arizona Board of Regents. Vaux described his background as an ASU biomedical engineering graduate student and researcher, his teaching and mentoring experience, and his interest in representing students. Senators asked about how his engineering training would inform board service, student concerns about tuition and cost transparency, expanding STEM and health care education, mental health resources, and improving educational access in rural Arizona. Vaux said he would bring a problem-solving, data-driven perspective and emphasized affordability, student support, rural outreach, and broader access to research and health-related opportunities. The committee voted 6-0, with one member not voting, to recommend his confirmation to the full Senate. The committee then heard from Andrea Marasota Snow, nominated to the Arizona State Board for Private Post-Secondary Education. Snow said she serves as Chief Legal and Government Affairs Officer at Pima Medical Institute and would use her legal and regulatory experience to help the board with licensing, complaint review, compliance, and student protections. She emphasized balancing institutional growth with oversight and protecting students through the Student Tuition Recovery Fund and other safeguards. The committee voted 6-0, with one member not voting, to recommend her confirmation to the full Senate. Before adjourning, members thanked staff and nominees, and the chair noted Senator Diaz’s birthday. The committee then adjourned.

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• Utility-scale solar projects must be placed in service before the end of 2027 in order to receive the
• My second question has to do with whether we can help the consumer who's losing access to the federal
• and accessible to everyone.
• So the next group is the equity, access, and affordability. I thank you to the previous speakers.
• period to be placed in service from that.

Committee: Senate Senate Committee on Climate Change and Global Warming

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The hearing focused on ways Massachusetts can accelerate solar deployment, lower costs, and preserve reliability as electricity demand rises and federal support for solar and other renewables changes. Chair Creem opened by emphasizing solar’s role in meeting climate mandates and peak demand, citing June heat-wave data showing behind-the-meter solar reduced wholesale prices and saved ratepayers money. Commissioner Elizabeth Mahoney of DOER said Massachusetts has grown from 3 MW of solar in 2008 to 3.5 GW today, highlighted SMART 3.0 as a flexible, evergreen incentive program, and said DOER is working on updated rates, interconnection reforms, flexible interconnection, net crediting, and a petition to the DPU to speed implementation. She also said Massachusetts joined the lawsuit over canceled federal Solar for All funding. Committee members and witnesses discussed several policy changes to speed projects before federal tax credits expire, including automated permitting, remote inspections, faster interconnection, and changes to caps on municipal and regional solar development. Senator Barrett pressed Mahoney on whether the 10 MW municipal cap and regional caps should be lifted, and on whether the state should increase its solar tax credit to offset the loss of the federal residential credit. Mahoney said the municipal cap should be revisited and that interconnection cost allocation and other market issues need to be worked out before lifting broader caps. She also said DOER is open to automated permitting and is already developing a permitting portal under the 2024 climate law. Industry and advocacy witnesses largely supported streamlining measures. Sunrun’s Bronte Payne urged removal of a proposed requirement that all net-metered facilities enroll in SMART, and recommended automated permitting, remote inspections, flexible interconnection, better hosting-capacity information, consumer protections, and continued support for Connected Solutions and virtual power plants. Permit Power’s Hannah Bernbaum and Solar App’s Matthew McAllister argued that smart permitting and remote inspections can significantly reduce soft costs and delays, with McAllister saying Solar App now operates in over 320 jurisdictions and saves about three weeks on average. They said remote inspections are already common and can be done safely with photos, video, and qualified third parties. Community solar and clean energy advocates, including CCSA’s Kate Daniel and Vote Solar’s Lindsay Griffin, supported a 10 GW solar target by 2035, a higher refundable state tax credit for low-income households, interconnection reforms, flexible interconnection, and preserving the option to build outside SMART so projects can retain renewable energy certificates. No votes were taken; the hearing was informational, and members requested follow-up materials and draft language from witnesses.

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• to the standard civil service hiring process and not be political appointees.
• Importantly, the bill also safeguards access to historical information.
• so that any information previously found in the SARC remains accessible and easy to locate.
• updates to ensure that it remains as accessible as a simple PDF is for parents to scroll through rather
• have access to smartphones on school grounds.

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• to get out to Wesley Boland today.
• And whereas Arizona is home to 67 public use airports, including 11 commercial service airports and 56
• Further to the Committee on Health and Human Services.
• with others to get to the facts, to the people of America, as we all stand.
• In detention, Haido requested access to his wallet and phone to prove his status, but he was ignored.

Summary: The Arizona Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and approval of the journal. The chamber then recognized several guest groups and proclamations, including Alzheimer’s Association advocates, Arizona Society of CPAs members, the Arizona Airports Association, and students from Onyose Day Academy. A proclamation was read declaring January 26, 2006, as Arizona Aviation Day, highlighting the economic and public-safety importance of Arizona’s aviation sector and its airports. The bulk of the meeting consisted of points of personal privilege and floor statements, many focused on condemning recent deaths and injuries involving federal immigration enforcement actions in Arizona and other states. Senators called for investigations, transparency, due process, and an end to what they described as excessive force and warrantless enforcement. One senator also read a resolution supporting human rights and the people of Iran, condemning state violence and supporting secular protections and international accountability. The chamber also handled routine business, including gubernatorial nominations, which were referred to the appropriate committees, and the introduction and first reading of numerous bills and resolutions covering topics such as taxes, education, immigration, elections, health care, water, labor, housing, firearms, and appropriations. After committee announcements, the Senate adopted a motion to adjourn and recessed/adjourned until Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at 1:15 p.m.

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• make spaces more inclusive, pushes against our movements, to make sure that everyone has equal access
• to our rights, our services, and spaces, and push against our efforts to ensure that diverse voices,
• So we want to thank and honor them for their vision, for their service, and their dedication.
• His devotion to family matched Peter's dedication to service.
• be able to have the same benefit, to make sure that the information is accessible and that their lives

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate took up several committee reports, resolutions, and House messages, then moved through a series of bills on the calendar. Early action included adopting a Ways and Means order on Senate Bill 2549, which promotes student learning and mental health, by substituting a new draft and setting amendment deadlines and a second reading date. The chamber also adopted congratulatory resolutions for the Sport Fish Restoration Program’s 75th anniversary and the Hawthorn Hotel’s 100th anniversary, and suspended rules on a sick leave bank petition for a trial court employee and on a House bill validating a special election in Hardwick, which was ordered to a third reading. The Senate also adopted a motion to adjourn in memory of Peter Hayden Lapin of Springfield, a veteran and former public servant. The Senate then considered Senate Bill 137, renaming and updating references in the General Laws to replace outdated and offensive terms regarding people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Senators spoke at length in support of the bill, emphasizing respect, disability rights, and the work of advocates such as Melissa Riley and the Arc of Massachusetts. An amendment by Senator Creem replaced “hearing impaired” with “deaf or hard of hearing,” and a corrective amendment by Senator Lovely was also adopted. The bill was then passed to be engrossed by a unanimous 40-0 roll call. Next, the Senate considered Senate Bill 1034, which repeals archaic laws including sodomy-related provisions, the common nightwalker law, and the blasphemy statute, and creates a commission to review archaic laws going forward. Senators described the measure as a civil liberties and dignity issue, with particular attention to the misuse of the common nightwalker law against women and trans people and the historical injustice of blasphemy laws. Amendments were adopted to add the Supreme Court as a recipient of commission reports and to remove the crime of petite treason. The bill was then passed to be engrossed unanimously, 40-0. Finally, the Senate considered Senate Bill 2558, the “blue envelope” bill to improve interactions between police officers and people with autism spectrum disorder. Supporters said the voluntary program would help drivers and passengers with ASD during traffic stops and would be made permanent through the Registry of Motor Vehicles, with the State Police and advocacy groups involved. An amendment requiring in-service training by the Massachusetts Police Training Council was adopted, while a proposed yellow-dot amendment for older drivers with chronic illness was rejected 5-34. A Ways and Means amendment was then adopted, and the bill passed to be engrossed unanimously, 39-0. The Senate then adopted an order to meet again the following Monday at 11 a.m. and adjourned.

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• Schoffler, will you please add Senators Gonzalez to the roll and Lindstedt to the roll and Exum to the
• Senate<00:21:13.120><c> services</c> Senate services Senate services &gt;&gt; correctly<00:21:15.360>
• Today's agenda includes updates from the judicial branch, the State Board of Parole, Access to Justice
• </c><00:26:29.679><c> to</c><00:26:29.919><c> justice</c> state board of parole, access to justice state
• board of parole, access to justice commission,<00:26:30.640><c> commission</c><00:26:30.880><c> on</

Keywords: 981, all

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• The Loan Forgiveness Program needs to be fully funded, predictable, and easy to access with clear service
• To succeed, the program must be fully funded, predictable, and easy to access.
• To succeed, the program must be fully funded, predictable, and easy to access.
• easy to access.
• And right now, students are struggling to stay in schools that are accessible to their communities.

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• have access to educational opportunities and don't.
• Where are we with those who wish and want to have access to educational opportunities, whether research
• I just want to commend you, sir, that you're always accessible.
• There's enhanced recreational areas they can access, and they have greater access to those programs,
• Access to those programs for long sentences, I do understand we have to prioritize, but when you have

Committee: Senate Criminal Justice

Summary: The Senate Criminal Justice Committee met with Vice Chair Smith presiding in Chair Martin’s excused absence. After opening remarks from several senators, the committee heard a presentation from Department of Corrections Secretary Ricky Dixon on the state’s incentivized prisons program and related population-management efforts. Dixon said the department now operates eight incentivized prisons, which use enhanced privileges and programming for well-behaved inmates, and reported major reductions in disciplinary reports, staff assaults, inmate-on-inmate assaults, and uses of force compared with average institutions. He also described administrative management units for more disruptive inmates, short-sentence correctional institutions for those with less than a year to serve, and a reentry strategy that places inmates closer to home within 18 months of release. Dixon said Florida’s recidivism rate has fallen to about 21 percent, among the lowest in the nation, and emphasized that staffing, programming, and facility repairs remain ongoing needs. Committee members asked about access to education and workforce training, staffing levels, contraband, technology upgrades, heating and air-conditioning maintenance, and whether incentivized prisons could be expanded. Dixon said educational access is improving but remains limited by eligibility and staffing, that the incentivized facilities are at capacity, and that expansion depends on adding more administrative management unit beds. He also said the department is increasing use of technology, improving maintenance oversight, and continuing efforts to reduce contraband and improve staff recruitment and retention. Several senators praised the department’s work and urged more funding for prison infrastructure and officer pay. Public testimony largely supported the incentivized prisons model while calling for more seats, better staffing, and broader reforms. Family members of incarcerated people said the facilities were safer, more stable, and better for rehabilitation, though they asked for more programming, better treatment by staff, and clearer access to education and release-related opportunities. A Florida PBA representative emphasized that programs can only succeed with safe staffing levels and better pay and retention for correctional officers. No formal committee vote or bill action was taken, and the meeting ended after public testimony and closing remarks.

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• This bill streamlines access to CalFresh benefits by allowing students to receive notices of potential
• This bill streamlines access to CalFresh benefits by allowing students to receive notices of potential
• receive services and the federal government's defunding Hospitals trying to receive services and the
• If you go to Capital Health Services, they'll provide that for you.
• divisions within the BSC have access to health records to fulfill their state mandate to perform in-custody

Summary: The Assembly met in session, established a quorum, and opened with a prayer and Pledge of Allegiance recognizing 9/11. Members then moved through a long daily file and concurrence calendar, with many items passed without debate or temporarily retained. The chamber also took procedural actions, including re-referring AB 1152 to the Public Safety Committee, suspending rules for guest access and file-item handling, and later taking a roll-call vote to allow a late-filed journal letter request. Among the major Senate bills taken up on third reading, the Assembly approved SB 385 on peace officers’ rights, SB 753 on shopping cart recovery, SB 838 on housing and hotel projects, SB 643 on carbon dioxide removal grants, SB 645 on jury peremptory challenges in civil cases, SB 761 on CalFresh access for students, SB 774 on real estate licensing sunsets, SB 400 on renewable energy labor tax incentives, SB 24 on utility spending transparency, SB 37 on attorney advertising ethics, SB 258 on spousal rape involving disabled spouses, SB 364 on outdoor advertising near new freeways, SB 403 removing the sunset from medical aid in dying, SB 770 on HOA barriers to EV charging, and SB 22 on gift certificate cash redemption values. Most of these measures passed with little or no opposition; SB 403 and SB 770 drew more divided votes, while SB 24 was briefly delayed by a call before passing. The Assembly also concurred in numerous Senate amendments on Assembly bills covering a wide range of topics, including service of process (AB 747), local clean energy planning (AB 39), firearms (AB 1078), workers’ compensation (AB 1336), public health (AB 1487), survivor leave protections (AB 406), solid waste (AB 70), water reporting for data centers (AB 93), Diwali recognition (AB 268), wildfire workforce recovery (AB 338), educational equity (AB 419), civic education (AB 422), office-to-housing conversions (AB 507), cannabis tax relief (AB 564), privacy/browser opt-out rules (AB 566), housing element transparency (AB 610), tenant appliance requirements (AB 628), code enforcement penalties (AB 632), homelessness and LGBTQ-related policy (AB 678), energy (AB 740), DEIA review in state government (AB 766), inmate firefighter wages (AB 247), children’s health (AB 798), real estate (AB 851), COVID-era rehiring protections (AB 858), hazardous materials (AB 961), real property and housing covenants (AB 1050), aging (AB 1069), health care facilities (AB 1172), endangered species protections (AB 1319), CalWORKs modernization (AB 1324), cannabis access for seriously ill patients (AB 1332), foreign labor contractors (AB 1362), and downtown revitalization financing (AB 1445). Several of these passed overwhelmingly, while a few drew notable opposition, including AB 93, AB 403, AB 770, AB 851, AB 1050, and AB 1319. The transcript also included extended debate on SB 34, which was presented as a compromise measure on air pollution and port operations in the San Pedro Bay area. Supporters said it narrowed the scope to protect union jobs while preserving AQMD authority, while opponents and supporters alike noted the underlying distrust between labor and environmental stakeholders. The Assembly passed SB 34, SB 515 on disaggregated demographic data collection, and then began taking up AB 495 on immigration, with the sponsor describing family separation and immigration enforcement trauma before the transcript cuts off.

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• expanding existing water services to commercial and residential users, installing and upgrading and
• expanding existing water services to commercial and residential users, install. things like expanding
• existing water services to commercial and residential users.
• It really makes it easier for them to access the only water source that they have, and what it took was
• Again, easy to say Arizona needs more... A whole lot more water to access while we're here.

Committee: Senate Senate Natural Resources Committee of Reference

Summary: The Natural Resources Committee convened for introductions of members, staff, interns, and pages, with members briefly noting their districts and roles. The committee’s only agenda item was a presentation from the Water Infrastructure Finance Authority (WIFA) by Director Chelsea McGuire, who outlined WIFA’s mission and recent work financing water infrastructure across Arizona. McGuire described three major funding programs: the rural water supply development revolving fund, the water conservation grant fund, and the long-term water augmentation fund. She said WIFA has financed nearly $3 billion in water infrastructure over 30 years, awarded about $87.3 million through the rural fund, and allocated $211 million in conservation grants expected to save 6.6 million acre-feet of water. She also said WIFA is out of conservation money and requested continued state support, while noting the revolving funds remain stable even if federal funding declines. A large portion of the discussion focused on the long-term augmentation fund and its competitive solicitation process. McGuire said WIFA identified a projected 100,000 to 500,000 acre-foot supply gap in 10 to 15 years and selected seven projects for further due diligence after receiving 17 responses, including desalination, reuse, groundwater storage, and exchange-based projects involving private partners. Senators asked about public transparency, project timelines, costs, and the need for state funding; McGuire said public engagement will continue, the projects are intended to match the identified time frame, and state funding is needed both to pay for due diligence and to reduce project risk and cost. No votes or formal actions were taken, and the meeting adjourned after the presentation and questions.

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• on our four Martinez Yazi Student groups have access to the MLSS to grade level instruction and supports
• have more access to a high-quality certified teacher.
• Critical Needs 3, 3, and 4 talk about access to academic, social, well-being, behavioral services, and
• It really does help with access to instruction instructional programming.
• But we also need to look at access to out-of-school programming before and after school.

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• How do we need to do to make sure that some of these heated tobacco products are not being accessed by
• maximize access to care and prepare for Florida's future growth.
• The proposed Veterinary Professional Associate does nothing as written to address this real access-to-care
• This real access-to-care issue in rural areas.
• There's a shortage of access to veterinary care in Florida.

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries met with a quorum and took up two bills. First, it considered SB 754 on heated tobacco products. The sponsor said the bill would define heated tobacco products and exempt them from the cigarette tax, arguing they are a less harmful alternative for nicotine users. Senators asked about youth access and regulation, and the sponsor said he would research those issues further. A representative of the Florida Retail Federation appeared in support, and the committee voted the bill favorably. The committee then heard SB 796 on veterinary medicine, after adopting a delete-everything amendment. The amended bill would create a Veterinary Professional Associate (VPA) role, allowing individuals with a master’s degree and national competency exam to perform certain delegated veterinary tasks under a licensed veterinarian’s responsible supervision. It also expanded the allowable period for telehealth prescriptions for flea and tick products and other medications. Supporters said the bill would expand access to care, reduce costs, and help address veterinary shortages, while opponents from the Florida Veterinary Medical Association argued the proposal was unnecessary, could create safety and federal-law concerns, and that existing veterinary technicians and other workforce measures were a better solution. After testimony and debate, the amendment was adopted and the bill was reported favorably. During final debate, several senators said the VPA proposal was more limited and better balanced than earlier versions, with the veterinarian retaining liability and control over delegated duties. The sponsor closed by emphasizing rising veterinary costs, shortages of care, and the need for more affordable access for pet owners. The committee then adjourned.

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• Our hope is to make Minnesota the 38th state to recognize this service as a Medicaid benefit.
• offer these services to our patients.
• ><c> to</c> allowing us to offer these services to allowing us to offer these services to our<00:26:17.559
• <c> that</c> an incident to service which means that an incident to service which means that it<00:36
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Committee: House Health Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

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• This is going to be a great companion to the program.
• Kor for his years of distinguished service to Arizona Western College. Whereas Dr. Daniel P.
• Kor for his exemplary service to Arizona Western College, expresses profound gratitude for his decade
• Corps for his exemplary service to Arizona Western College, expresses profound gratitude for his decade
• Service.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• , because access to justice cannot depend on who you are or what you fear.
• I'm also excited that this bill reflects our call to strengthen language access and workplace notices
• to give birth, individuals showing up to our courts, trying to gain access to justice, just trying to
• By taking action today, we can uphold the rule of law, we can center equal access to justice for all,
• In light of these escalating tactics, we must do everything in our power to restrict ICE's access to

Keywords: 1212, all

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• to accessing higher education.
• I want to thank each and every one of you for your energy, your time, your resources, your service to
• access to data and data processing and capabilities for our researchers to have impactful impacts.
• It's an important tool for the service that we're supposed to provide.
• You have to add in our hospitals—don’t forget the health care services we’re providing.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Higher Education met to review interim charges on the Permanent University Fund (PUF), the Available University Fund (AUF), the Higher Education Fund (HEAF), and the Texas University Fund (TUF). Legislative Budget Board staff outlined how each fund works, including PUF’s constitutional role for UT and Texas A&M, HEAF’s capital support for institutions outside those systems, and TUF’s research funding for eligible universities. They also described TUF’s growing corpus and distribution changes, and noted which institutions are nearing eligibility. Committee members asked about distribution formulas, comparisons to other states, and how funds are allocated among system institutions.

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• /c> and is the sole access to the ports of and is the sole access to the ports of Savage<00:21:17.440
• </c> access to the MnDOT maintenance shop. access to the MnDOT maintenance shop.
• /c><01:18:41.440><c> their</c> is the main access road to many of their is the main access road to many
• c> areas, affecting access to a school, a areas, affecting access to a school, a child<01:35:47.200><
• </c> goods, and services to Waconia. goods, and services to Waconia.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• action here simply to access protection action here simply to access the<00:07:20.400><c> fund</c><00
• Uh, it's not clear to me the public's going to have any access to that.
• Uh, it's not clear to me the public's going to have any access to that.
• So, going to have any access to that.
• </c><01:24:52.719><c> access</c><01:24:53.120><c> to</c> So this creates barriers to access to So this

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all