Transcript Highlights:

• Grant us the wisdom to serve with truth, justice, humility, and compassion.
• Unite us in purpose and grant us the understanding that the welfare of all humankind Unite us in purpose
• , and grant us the understanding that the welfare of all humankind must be the calling of those entrusted
• boosters, and local partners coming together to encourage students, maintain a sustainable music program
• And whereas the state of Washington recognized the value of school music programs and promoting student

Summary: The Senate opened with roll call, the pledge, prayer, and recognition of guests from the Sikh Coalition and Kalsa Gramath Center. Members then approved the journal and moved through committee reports and resolutions, including Senate Resolution 8678 honoring the Chimicum High School Marching Band for being selected to represent Washington in the 2026 National Independence Day Parade in Washington, D.C. The resolution was adopted unanimously, and the band and its supporters were recognized in the gallery. The chamber then confirmed two gubernatorial appointments to major health agencies. Ryan Moran was confirmed as Director of the Health Care Authority by a 49-0 vote, with supporters citing his Medicaid and health system experience and ability to provide stable leadership. Dennis Worsham was also confirmed as Secretary of Health by a 49-0 vote, with senators highlighting his long public health career, statewide outreach, and work on HIV/AIDS and community health. On legislation, the Senate passed Senate Bill 6011, expanding Court of Appeals bailiff authority to conduct threat assessments, and Senate Bill 5831, creating the Uniform Mortgage Modification Act. Senate Bill 6188, which expands Labor and Industries’ authority to update asbestos training and certification rules, passed 38-19 after an amendment to limit the bill to federal standards was rejected. Substitute Senate Bill 5917, concerning access to abortion medications through the Department of Corrections pharmacy, passed 32-17 after several Republican amendments were defeated. The Senate also passed In Gross Senate Bill 6024 on developmental disability services confidentiality and Substitute Senate Bill 6091 on prohibiting real estate brokers from marketing residential properties in exclusive private listings. Finally, Substitute Senate Bill 5840, adjusting campaign finance expenditure reporting deadlines, passed 46-3. After completing the day’s business, the Senate recessed for caucus and lunch until 1:15 p.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• Granted to be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent calendar.
• Members, this is a bill we heard previously relating Texas Farm Bureau and Ranchlands Conservation Program
• leadership in mental health and guardianship reform, it is entirely fitting that Judge Herman be granted
• Uh, that that money will go back to the programs that support that, that fishery along the coast.
• The bill creates a temporary program where the General Land Office acts like an air traffic controller

Bills: HCR6

Committee: House Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Keywords: Meals on Wheels, senior services, nutrition, community support, volunteerism

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> already</c><00:05:26.880><c> collect</c> program, if they already collect program, if they already
• This is as true in construction as it is with social service grants.
• </c> with social service grants. with social service grants.
• </c><00:21:49.520><c> So</c> prevailing wage program for 18 years.
• So prevailing wage program for 18 years.

Committee: Senate Labor

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• aliens likely coming for employment fell by nearly 50% when a state implemented a mandatory e-verify program
• However, I will grant that when we add requirements, there will be a time cost with e-verify that comes
• And we are not granting any more authority to them than what they already have.
• software needed to oversee the implementation of this program.
• They do not have a database of all private businesses, nor do they have the program software that is

Bills: HB3725 , HB3260 , HB3660 , HB3369 , HB3370

Committee: House Business

Keywords: labor, e-verification, immigration, employers, employment eligibility, Department of Labor, penalties, funeral licensing, continuing education, Oklahoma Funeral Directors Association, professional development, licensing requirements, HB3660, natural organic reduction, human composting, soil reduction, green burial, funeral services, cremation, burial permit

Transcript Highlights:

• What happened after CTCL Zuck Bucks 1.0 shut down was they came up with a new program, a membership program
• Madam Chair and members, Senate Bill 1330 grants a parent the right to request a jury trial to award
• I now have an order of protection for coercive control that was granted after a hearing.
• Would you say that this has been vexatious litigation, or has this been—and granted it's your opinion
• Madam Chair. 5 continuances were granted in 70.18%, and 87.80 of those cases, respectively.

Summary: The Senate Judiciary and Elections Committee heard several election, victims’ rights, family court, and probation-related measures. SB 1425, an emergency bill moving Arizona’s primary election date earlier and adjusting related election timelines, was amended to move the primary to the second-to-last Tuesday in July and to remove the proposed compression of cure/ID deadlines; county officials supported it, and it received a do pass recommendation. SB 1289 and SCR 1013/SCR 1014 focused on foreign money in election administration and ballot measure campaigns, with supporters arguing the bills would close loopholes that allow foreign-backed funding to influence elections; some members raised concerns about breadth and enforcement, but both measures advanced. SB 1402 would require probationers on certain sex-offense-related monitoring to pay the cost of electronic monitoring; supporters said it would improve accountability and child safety, while opponents warned it could punish indigent people and divert money from treatment. It also received a do pass recommendation. The committee spent substantial time on family court bills. SB 1330 would allow a parent with less than 35% parenting time or no legal decision-making authority to request a jury trial in custody-related disputes; supporters described severe financial and emotional harm in family court and argued juries would provide a neutral check, while county and legal representatives opposed the bill as costly, slow, and ill-suited to specialized child-welfare decisions. Despite those objections, SB 1330 passed with a do pass recommendation. SB 1328, as amended, declared Arizona public policy to include protecting parents and a child’s right to equal access to both co-parents; supporters said it would clarify legislative intent, while opponents called it duplicative of existing law. It also passed. The committee also heard SB 1329, which would let parents sue court-appointed professionals in custody and parenting-time matters if the professional deviated from licensing ethics or standards. Supporters argued that quasi-judicial immunity and weak oversight have allowed harmful, expensive practices in family court, while opponents said existing malpractice and licensing remedies already exist and warned against expanding litigation. The bill received a do pass recommendation. SB 1326, allowing courts to award attorney fees and costs to victims when a party violates or worsens a victim-rights violation, also passed after supporters said it would help pro bono and victims’ attorneys enforce rights, and opponents said the term “exacerbates” was vague and the need was unclear. The committee approved the minutes and held SB 1285 and SB 1392 without hearing them.

Transcript Highlights:

• are covered, not just the federally funded program.
• assistance or grant funding.
• </c> the immigration legal assistance program the immigration legal assistance program at<01:59:21.920
• We connect with 150 employment program.
• Granted, there are be deported that day.

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• fund that are more substantive about how the funds are to be used or how someone applies for, like, a grant
• program under the fund, but the technical language of the creation of...
• Someone applies for, like, a grant program under the fund, but the technical language of the creation

Committee: All CODE REVISION COMMISSION

Keywords: 1204, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Where there is sadness, joy, grant.
• following measures SB 2 Creighton, relating to the establishment of an education savings account program
• personnel office, becoming an assistant to the US Department of Health and Human Services National AIDS Program
• Rahim al-Husseini was designated as the 50th hereditary imam of the Shia Imam Ismaili Muslim and granted

Transcript Highlights:

• This means fewer opportunities for many In other state-approved non-union program.
• Reconsideration would be granted. I don't need a motion for that. All right. All right.
• Next up, we have AB 1960, Assembly Member Bennett, Wildfire Prevention Grants Program, identified cohesive
• And it's just 20% of the grants, and it goes to a community if they can get 50%.
• But it's very possible they may adopt a two-tier certification program.

Summary: The committee heard several bills related to public safety, emergency response, wildfire prevention, and environmental protection. AB 2152 by Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez would streamline CEQA litigation for new fire station projects and add best-practice requirements; supporters, including firefighters, said it would help communities and firefighter safety, while opponents argued the project labor agreement requirements would raise costs and limit participation for small and nonunion contractors. The bill passed to Appropriations. AB 2041 by Assembly Member Carrillo would expand reporting related to 911 dispatcher pre-arrival medical instructions; after amendments and stakeholder agreement, opposition groups said they would remove their opposition, and the bill passed to Appropriations. AB 2101 by Assembly Member Gipson would require human trafficking notices and training at disaster sites and for disaster response workers; supporters said it would protect vulnerable workers, while broadband, city, and county representatives raised implementation concerns, especially in rural disaster areas. It passed to Appropriations despite a no vote from Vice Chair Hadwick. The committee also considered AB 1805, which would require an audit and stronger oversight of the state’s Next Generation 911 project after concerns about major spending and delays. CalNENA supported the bill’s transparency and accountability provisions, and the measure passed to Appropriations. AB 1536 by Assembly Member Addis would tighten safety and public review requirements for offshore oil pipeline restarts and require decommissioning of certain spill-prone pipelines; environmental and coastal government groups supported it, while the Western States Petroleum Association warned it would threaten fuel supply and pipeline operations. The bill passed to Appropriations on a divided vote. AB 1964 would direct the State Fire Marshal to survey home hardening in fire-prone areas and estimate costs; it passed to Appropriations with broad support. AB 1960, also by Assembly Member Bennett, would use a portion of wildfire prevention grants to encourage community-level home hardening certification. The author said the bill would create incentives and broader public awareness, while the vice chair argued it would favor communities that can already afford hardening and divert resources from higher-need areas; the bill still passed to Appropriations. AB 1863 by Assembly Member DeMaio would clarify that people cannot be charged simply for calling 911 or when no services are rendered, while preserving fees for actual services and allowing billing for legitimate emergency response costs; it passed to the Assembly floor. The committee also took up consent item AB 2517, which passed to Appropriations. After add-on votes for absent members, the meeting adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• And my concern—he probably makes his head explode because he hates the whole program—but my concern is
• So, well, to that point, I'm pretty sure when I got all of the information about the program and being
• it appropriates an additional $1 million from the State General Fund in fiscal year 2027 for IT programs
• supporting elections, voter education, and innovative programs, as previously allowed and utilized by
• , supporting elections, voter education, and innovative programs as previously allowed and utilized by

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

Summary: The Committee on Federal and Military Affairs and Elections met with all members present and began with an extended presentation on an investigative referral packet concerning alleged voter registration anomalies from March 2023 to the present. The presenter described multiple examples of registrations tied to out-of-state residents, deceased individuals, temporary residents, and registrations allegedly generated through Service Arizona, MVD, Access, county recorders, and third-party/NGO channels. The committee also discussed a Secretary of State email about party-preference changes, discrepancies between county and state counts, and a proposed criminal referral to the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice. Members asked questions about whether the issues were glitches or intentional, and several members said the examples reflected serious problems with voter-roll maintenance and automatic voter registration. A roll call was taken on whether members wished to sign onto the referral; some declined, while others agreed, and the committee said the referral would be transmitted after the meeting. The committee then considered Senate Bill 1259, which would allow certain protected individuals to use an alternate mailing address when filing candidate and financial disclosure paperwork. The sponsor said it closes a confidentiality loophole for people whose addresses are protected for safety reasons. Members raised concerns about how the bill interacts with in-district residency requirements, but the bill passed on a 6-1 vote. Senate Bill 1281, dealing with state land procedures for covered federal designations and notification of legislative leaders about land takings, drew opposition from the Sierra Club’s Grand Canyon Chapter, which argued the bill was unnecessary, unfunded, and insufficiently protective of tribal consultation; it passed 4-3. Senate Bill 1037, concerning election equipment security and internet connectivity, prompted debate over whether the bill could be read to permit internet-connected election equipment and over a hostile strike-everything amendment that would have expanded voter-registration and election-administration programs, including ERIC participation and new funding. The amendment failed, and the underlying bill also failed on a 3-3-1 vote. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 1040, which would require county recorders to provide public online access to voter registration rolls and prohibit fees for downloading them. Staff explained that the bill would replace the current chairperson-request process with public access, while still excluding sensitive information such as Social Security numbers. Members debated how much information would be public and whether the bill adequately defined “voter registration rolls.” The bill passed on a 4-3 vote. The chair closed by asking members to look into school app data-sharing contracts and offered to show unredacted materials privately, then noted that dinner had been provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• And my concern—he probably makes his head explode because he hates the whole program—but my concern is
• So, well, to that point, I'm pretty sure when I got all of the information about the program and being
• Allow the Secretary of State and counties to accept privately funded grants supporting elections, voter
• education, and innovative programs, as previously allowed and utilized by countless other government
• , supporting elections, voter education, and innovative programs as previously allowed and utilized by

Bills: SB1037 , SB1040 , SB1259 , SB1281

Committee: House Federalism, Military Affairs & Elections

Keywords: elections, voting systems, vote tabulation, election security, internet connectivity, offline voting, chain of custody, polling place equipment, counting center, central counting center, election management system, EMS gateway, tabulation equipment, secretary of state, certification, decertification, HAVA, Help America Vote Act, ballot images, audit logs

Transcript Highlights:

• The ELPA program serves students at the bachelor's, master's, and doctorate levels, and they educate
• They're part of the FFA program there, and they presented a program earlier to the Ag Committee, and
• House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2596 does not create a new program, nor does it change the
• Now, granted, I don't have a ton of experience in this area on that specific issue.
• I think if I want to join a loyalty program, they ask and then I can give them my information.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• independent third party to sort of mediate a technical discussion between NMED, uh, our groundwater program
• , our hazardous waste program, and the lab.
• Um, and we're continuing with our, our hazardous waste program, uh, with the new state law that will
• We have a number of great options to bring new rules under that program, under that bill, so that we
• Uh, infrastructure program that money could be used.

Committee: House Radioactive & Hazardous Materials Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• The grants previously awarded in the construction project related to West Virginia business sites are
• Engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill 4010, providing a statutory program for loaning financial
• Engrossed Committee Substitute for House Bill 5527, relating to wellness reimbursement program.
• district terminates its program.
• programs, and requiring a report to the Legislature if a school district terminates its program.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• compensation program, the rehabilitation program, and the crime victims compensation program.
• The commission has addressed the audit finding on the CWICS program by examining our program expenditures
• So the two separate programs...
• They have just one budget program, which is the Utilities Regulation Program.
• The office has three programs.

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee met with a quorum present and first reviewed the Industrial Commission’s base budget and FY 2027 requests. The analyst and agency staff described the commission’s dedicated-fund structure, the IRIS technology modernization project, and several requested adjustments: ongoing support for IRIS maintenance, additional funding for the annual seminar and CWICS training, an increase for the Peace Officer Temporary Disability Fund due to rising claims, and replacement IT hardware. Members asked about the IRIS contract, seminar fees, and the crime victims compensation fund and general fund support. Agency staff said IRIS is still being supported by an outside vendor because OITS lacks the needed expertise, that seminar and training fees are already competitive and the plan is to expand services rather than lower fees, and that crime victims compensation could be covered temporarily by dedicated or federal funds if needed. No votes were taken on the Industrial Commission budget during the meeting. The committee then heard the Public Utilities Commission budget review. The analyst explained the commission’s dedicated funds, staffing, and the FY 2026 trailer appropriation tied to the Wildfire Standard of Care Act, along with a FY 2027 request for IT hardware only. Questions focused on a large variance in the indirect cost recovery fund, which staff attributed to timing of federal reimbursements and rent not being charged to that fund at the time. Commissioners and staff also received positive comments about the implementation of the wildfire-related duties. No action was taken on the PUC budget. Next, the Secretary of State’s budget was presented. The analyst outlined the office’s election, business, and commission functions, noted the prior $10 million election system upgrade, and described FY 2027 requests for a voter pamphlet and guide, overtime for the post-election audit team, and replacement technology. Secretary of State Phil McGrane and staff emphasized the rapid growth in business filings, the office’s revenue generation, and the need to maintain service levels, arguing against ongoing cuts. He said the voter pamphlet request is tied to statutory election-year mailings, the overtime reflects cyclical election workload, and the office is considering AI cautiously due to sensitive voter data. Members asked about business filing growth, the difference between a pamphlet and a voter guide, and the possible impact of hand-counting ballots; McGrane said hand-counting would mainly affect counties, not the state office. The meeting ended with scheduling remarks for the next day’s budget work and a note that the FY 2026 rescission bill was still being processed.

Transcript Highlights:

• The coalition introduced the POLST program and assisted then-Assembly Member Lois Wolk with the original
• The coalition introduced the Pulse Program and assisted then assembly member Lois Wolk with the original
• a Since then, we've supported the program and sponsored several bills to improve access to Polst and
• It does not grant access to protected health information. It does not expand involuntary treatment.
• And that means that they are, without this program, unlikely to survive in the community safely.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> Minnesota housing infrastructure grants. Minnesota housing infrastructure grants.
• It's how this program was built. That's always been the intent of the program.
• It's how this program was built. That's always been the intent of the program.
• It's how this program was built. That's always been the intent of the program.
• </c> of the program. of the program. Senator<00:34:27.040><c> Murphy.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So when I look at the other entities that have already been granted, and you can find them in the statute
• On page 2, Section D, line 22, it said, shall not be used as a sole basis to grant or deny bail.
• What else are they going to be used besides these pretrial... ...is a sole basis to grant or deny bail
• Just to follow up on Representative George's question, I think about, like, Grant County in my district
• Pretrial assessment in Grant County? The answer to your question is no. Representative Hefner.

Keywords: 914, all

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several bills. Senate Bill 419, as amended to update the effective date to 2026, would allow the state treasurer and the Department of Wildlife Conservation/Wildlife Conservation Commission to employ or appoint attorneys. Supporters said the treasurer’s office handles highly specialized financial matters and needs in-house expertise and faster legal advice; questions focused on possible conflicts with the Attorney General, fiscal impact, and why Wildlife was included. After discussion, the bill was reported due pass by a 7-2 vote. Senate Bill 835, also amended to a 2026 effective date, would require qualifying licensing boards and commissions to submit proposed non-rulemaking actions with anti-competitive implications for review by the Secretary of State. The author said the bill responds to antitrust concerns raised by the North Carolina dental board case and is intended to provide state supervision before boards take potentially anti-competitive action. Members questioned whether existing court remedies and Attorney General oversight were sufficient, and whether a single official should have that authority. The bill passed due pass 8-2. Senate Bill 1618 would require courts to conduct pretrial risk assessments early in criminal cases, with the assessments used as one factor in bail decisions but not as the sole basis for granting or denying bail. The author said the bill is modeled on federal practice and is meant to help judges make fact-based decisions and reduce jail overcrowding, especially in Oklahoma County. Members asked about who validates the assessments, county implementation, and costs; the author said counties could choose their own approach and that the fiscal impact would not be significant. The bill was reported due pass 6-4. The committee also considered Senate Bill 262, which was heavily amended and had both the title and enacting clause struck while members continued working on it. The bill concerns moving certain inmates convicted of nonviolent financial crimes out of county jails and into appropriate intake/transport processes, with the author emphasizing the goal of reducing jail overcrowding and inviting further collaboration on the language. Members raised concerns about fairness and possible unequal application based on community ties, and the bill was reported due pass 8-1 despite being acknowledged as a work in progress.

Transcript Highlights:

• It eliminates the recycling grants and low-interest loan program and repurposes the Delaware Recycling
• It eliminates the recycling grants and low-interest loan program and repurposes the Delaware Recycling
• So on line 52, it says a comprehensive recycling program for the commercial sector.
• They have been granted a monopoly by the state.
• Delmarva Power placed us into a program called capacity and capability.

Bills: SB287

Committee: House Natural Resources & Energy

Keywords: solid waste, recycling, universal recycling, single-stream recycling, multifamily housing, apartment recycling, commercial recycling, waste diversion, recycling grants, low-interest loans, Delaware Recycling Fund, Delaware Solid Waste Authority, DNREC, waste hauler, curbside recycling, yard waste, source-separated recycling, pay-as-you-throw, extended producer responsibility, waste bans

Summary: The House Natural Resources and Energy Committee met and considered three Senate bills. SB 287 with Senate Amendment 2, a DNREC cleanup bill on recycling, would tighten recycling collection rules for haulers and commercial generators, require multifamily recycling education, repurpose the Delaware Recycling Fund, and add annual reporting; after brief questions and no public comment, the committee motion to release did not initially receive enough votes, so the bill was circulated for signatures. SB 346, which would speed Environmental Appeals Board hearing and decision timelines so DNREC secretary decisions become final if deadlines are missed, drew support from the Nature Conservancy and also failed to get enough votes at the meeting, so it too was circulated for signatures. The committee then took up SB 326, a major utility-regulation bill sponsored by Senator Hanson and Representative Heffernan that would cap certain non-mandatory utility spending, limit interim rates, increase oversight and transparency, and streamline rate-setting. SB 326 generated extensive testimony and debate. Supporters, including the Public Advocate, Sierra Club, PSC staff, and some legislators, argued that Delmarva Power’s spending on non-mandatory infrastructure has risen far faster than inflation, that the company is a regulated monopoly, and that the bill would help restrain future delivery-rate increases without harming reliability because mandatory reliability, storm response, and vegetation management spending would remain allowed. Opponents, including Delmarva Power, business groups, contractors, labor representatives, and the Delaware Contractors Association, argued the cap would delay needed reliability and capacity projects, hurt economic development, reduce jobs, and interfere with utility planning; they also said supply costs, not distribution spending, are the main driver of recent bill increases. After public comment and additional questioning, the committee voted to release SB 326 on a split roll call, but because several members were absent the bill was also walked for additional signatures. The committee then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Many programs serving people in crisis cannot realistically incorporate documentation checks or detailed
• And they are slashing research grants to universities.
• We know that in 2025, NIH and the National Science Foundation funded about a quarter fewer grants than
• As federal uncertainty continues, Ph.D. program funding has been compromised in my school.
• UC generates cutting-edge research and translates it to real-world programs and clinical care that can

Committee: House Health

Keywords: 988, house, all