Transcript Highlights:

• </c> added volume of of tobac of tobacco added volume of of tobac of tobacco sales<00:19:26.000><c> because
• in operational budgets after a couple of years due to reductions in salt purchases. optional um uh initiatives
• up to 40% savings in [clears throat] of up to 40% savings in operational<02:46:11.439><c> budgets</c
• </c> operational budgets um after a couple of operational budgets um after a couple of years<02:46:13.520
• of gaming facilities and operators that are by law to be tightly licensed and supervised by uh which

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• You kind of mentioned some of the jobs that would be done.
• of the boundaries of this bill.
• And I pay all of them at least minimum $18 an hour. And I'm not a billionaire.
• At the end of the day, you know, the free market is not going to always operate in the best interest
• It operates in the best interest of profit.

Summary: The committee first took up HB 455, a local bill for the City of Lake Wales that would allow open containers in a downtown arts district. The sponsor said the city had invested heavily in the area and wanted to support business growth. An amendment clarified that the allowance was intended for cups, not bottles taken from restaurants, and the bill was then adopted favorably without opposition. Members then heard HB 1049 on building permit requirements, which would remove permits for certain work under $7,500 and for battery or backup power systems, while also preempting local governments from adding extra permitting rules. Two amendments were adopted: one clarifying modular homes on RV lots, and another addressing contractor “splitting” of projects to avoid the threshold and requiring five years of record retention. County and local-government groups raised concerns about inspections and permitting, while several business and advocacy groups supported the bill. It passed favorably. HB 1175, dealing with safety design standards for office surgery suites, was presented as a measure directing the Florida Building Commission and State Fire Marshal to establish new standards to improve safety and efficiency. There was no amendment or public testimony, and it passed favorably. The committee then spent extensive time on HB 221, which would let workers waive the state minimum wage for certain work-based learning, internship, or pre-apprenticeship positions for up to nine months, later narrowed by amendment to 252 days, or 126 days for minors with parental consent, and defining the program as structured learning. Supporters framed it as a way to expand apprenticeships and help small businesses offer training opportunities; opponents argued it would create free or subminimum labor, invite abuse and coercion, and raise constitutional concerns. Despite strong opposition testimony from labor, civil rights, and policy groups, the bill passed favorably after debate. The committee also heard HB 4035, a Palm Beach County local bill requiring applicants for a certificate of competency to pass the licensing exam before applying to the Construction Industry Licensing Board. The sponsor said it would streamline and modernize the process, and members discussed it briefly in support. The transcript ends before the final action on that bill is fully shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• The two largest ones, I would say, being the regulation of what we call wage and hour law.
• As it relates to sort of wage and hour types of cases, we have a team of inspectors overseen by a division
• So the chart runs from 90 dB over 8 hours all the way to 114 dB for a span of about 15 minutes.
• So the chart runs from 90 dB over 8 hours all the way to 114 dB for a span of about 15 minutes.
• The chart runs from 90 dB over 8 hours all the way to 114 dB for a span of about 15 minutes.

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Northern California, where I oversee operations of 17
• I'm the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood, Northern California, where I oversee operations of 17
• “Both of these programs operate under enrollment caps, or slot limitations.
• I'm also here on behalf of PACS, which is one of the largest skilled nursing facility operators.
• On behalf of SEIU California and our 21 responsible owners and operators of skilled nursing facilities

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• on hours and business and those kinds of things.
• to your explanation of pocketing the money, I asked one of the operators for no names on this thing,
• ><c> operators</c><03:34:57.560><c> uh</c> I asked um one of the operators uh I asked um one of the operators
• , but on $10 an hour, on $11 an hour, on $12 an hour, based on the cost of living in the state of New
• hour now, somebody making $11 an hour now, in our nursing homes, the people who are taking care of our

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It's one of many human examples of impact.
• You know, our VA operates the largest health care system in the United States and is one of the largest
• A veteran will receive better care through the community if instead of driving three hours, for example
• In my experience, those operating with a scalpel have a better chance of saving lives.
• If you look at other major health systems like Kaiser, they put 3% of their operating budget into their

Committee: Senate Senate Veterans' Affairs

Keywords: veteran services, Secretary Collins, healthcare provisions, contract cancellations, transparency, accountability, committee meeting, legislation

Summary: During this committee meeting, various bills were discussed with a specific focus on veteran services and healthcare provisions. Notably, the cancellation of critical contracts under Secretary Collins sparked significant debate, with representatives emphasizing the adverse impact on veteran care. The meeting featured testimonies from veterans and stakeholders who expressed their concerns regarding the potential fallout of these cancellations, demonstrating the urgency of transparency and accountability in management decisions. Discussions also delved into various legislative proposals aimed at improving services for veterans amidst these challenges.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm pleased to join you for the first hour of this hearing.
• to work or participate in a work program an average of 20 hours or more a week to remain eligible to
• Requires individual... individuals 19 to 64 to complete at least 80 hours per month of community engagement
• For example, for work required instead of measuring hours worked, you can also measure it based on income
• Before H.R. 1 was passed, 50 percent of California's hospitals operated in the red every day.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• the</c><00:15:07.040><c> university</c> of these components of the university of these components of
• room much more precise that operating room much more precise that type<00:36:55.680><c> of</c><00:36
• </c> type of thing. type of thing.
• </c> of AI? of AI?
• And then of of that type of capital for?

Committee: Senate Jobs and Economic Development

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I know when you look at a lot of financial get-out-of-debt programs and that sort of thing, a lot of
• Insurance actually owed another $1,200, but it took hours of appeals and complaints to fix it.
• Insurance actually owed another $1,200, but it took hours of appeals and complaints to fix it.
• of one of the laws that we enforce.
• As such, I'm intimately familiar with the practical operation of these systems.

Bills: SB6011

Committee: House Civil Rights & Judiciary

Keywords: court security, bailiffs, threat assessment, judicial safety, law enforcement, 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• They have spent hours in training, and they go into some of the most dangerous situations that our other
• The scoreboard officially kicked off in the fall of 1997, and as the operation grew and flourished, it's
• The members of the Senate join Senator David Given in honoring Frank Reyard for developing and operating
• Thursday, February 19, 2026. >> Without objection, the Senate shall stand adjourned to the hour of 2
• Without objection, the Senate shall stand adjourned to the hour of 2 p.m.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Senate convened with an invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, established a quorum, excused absent senators, and approved the journal from February 17, 2026. The House communicated passage of several bills and requested concurrence, and committee reports were received, including favorable reports on Senate Bills 70, 74, 80, 127, and 154. Senate Bill 191 was also reported and then recommitted to the Appropriations and Revenue Committee. Senate Bill 104 was passed over and retained its place on the calendar. The chamber then took up and passed Senate Bill 47, which provides line-of-duty death benefits for search and rescue volunteers, with supporters emphasizing the dangerous emergency work these teams perform and the need to treat them like other first responders. Senate Bill 159, concerning missing and unidentified persons and aligning Kentucky with federal “Billy’s Law” database requirements, also passed unanimously after testimony about its value in helping families and law enforcement. Senate Bill 85, allowing state retirement beneficiaries to establish special needs trusts, passed unanimously as well, with members describing it as a way to provide long-term security for dependents with special needs. The Senate also adopted Senate Resolution 78 honoring the CSX Santa Train and Senate Resolution 76 honoring Frank Ryard and the Ryard’s Scoreboard for its long-standing role in Kentucky high school athletics. Members spoke about the scoreboard’s importance to athletes, families, and sports coverage statewide. Later, new bills and a concurrent resolution were introduced, including measures on state government, duty-related disability benefits, arrest-related deaths, detainee fatality review, carbon dioxide sequestration, and a mental health alternative response task force. The Senate received notice that Senate Bill 172 had been delivered to the Governor, then recessed for committee meetings and adjourned until February 19, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• applicable to the raising of breeding pigs or veal calves at operations outside of California.
• It's kind of a backstop as we look at how we plan to fund the first year of operations.
• Operating the network. Any questions? Do we have any comments from the Department of Finance?
• In terms of developing it and certainly operating such a network.
• CDFA is dealing with a couple of challenges. electric operating association of wine group growers.

Summary: The subcommittee heard May Revision proposals from the Department of Food and Agriculture, the Government Operations Agency, the Department of Technology, and the Franchise Tax Board, with public comment to come later and all items held open. CDFA presented funding for the animal care program implementing Proposition 12, including a one-time $5.2 million General Fund transfer to the Ag Fund and $2.8 million ongoing, and the LAO recommended approval while noting the Legislature should revisit the funding once litigation and federal preemption questions are resolved. CDFA also proposed ending state oversight of industrial hemp and moving to the federal USDA program by January 1, 2028, with an $8.3 million General Fund transfer to cover startup and transition costs; the LAO supported the transition. Additional CDFA items included $204,000 ongoing and one position to preserve agricultural statistics reporting after USDA reorganization, and trailer bill changes to clarify the department’s 5% indirect cost cap; both drew no objections from Finance or LAO. The Government Operations Agency and Cradle to Career items focused on implementing the new federal Workforce Pell program. Finance described trailer bill language establishing state eligibility processes, with the California Student Aid Commission as the authorizing entity in consultation with the Workforce Development Board, and proposed $1.3 million one-time General Fund for Cradle to Career to build data linkages. The LAO urged caution because federal rules were just finalized and said more information was needed on workload, costs, and whether existing data systems could support the work. Senators raised policy concerns about limiting the program to public institutions and about aligning the proposal with broader workforce and labor goals. The committee also briefly discussed SB 53/Cal Compute, with GovOps saying no appropriation had been provided for its consortium work, and Finance saying the administration was not proposing funding at this time. The Department of Technology presented a $30 million operational backstop for the Middle Mile Broadband Initiative, intended to cover any shortfall if expected revenues from the Golden State Net third-party administrator do not materialize in time. The LAO initially recommended rejection over broad spending authority, then suggested amendments with stronger reporting and legislative review; committee members questioned the revenue assumptions, oversight, and whether the request could recur. CDT also sought $1 million for Poppy, the state’s GenAI digital assistant, to expand secure statewide use; the LAO had no concerns, and members asked about data security, model bias, training restrictions, and possible local-government use. Finally, FTB proposed realigning CalFile resources after the federal Direct File program was discontinued, retaining three ongoing positions and returning the rest of the funding and positions to the General Fund; the LAO said the reduced scope was reasonable, and members discussed keeping the free filing system user-friendly and ready for future federal changes. The committee also heard the administration’s digital pre-written software tax proposal, which would extend sales tax to electronically delivered software and SaaS beginning January 1, 2027, generating an estimated $450 million General Fund in 2026-27 and $900 million ongoing, plus local revenue. The LAO supported modernizing the tax base but recommended broadening the proposal to include more digital products while considering a business-use exemption or reduced rate, and flagged a newly added video game exemption as a revenue downside. Senators generally supported the goal of raising revenue and aligning California with other states, but questioned the local revenue distribution and equity effects, and one senator said they would not support expanding the tax to books, music streaming, and similar consumer products. All items were left open without votes.

Transcript Highlights:

• an operation of a small business, those changes in assessment may not...
• an operation of a small business, those changes in assessment may not...
• on a clear path of projecting how much taxes are going to be levied and how they can operate their governments
• Levied and how they can operate their governments without, like, the shock wave of what we're talking
• get me, me of all people, into a functioning tax machine here in a matter of 48 hours.

Committee: Senate Appropriations

Summary: The Committee on Appropriations took up SJR 2-F, the proposed constitutional amendment on property tax relief, which would reduce assessment growth on non-homestead property, expand homestead exemptions, create a new exemption for new homesteaders, and direct counties, cities, and school districts to use property tax revenues for specified core services. Senator Avila presented the measure as the governor’s plan to provide historic relief and argued that local governments should tighten budgets and prioritize core functions. Senators raised concerns about the lack of fiscal scoring, the breadth and ambiguity of the permitted uses, the effect on special districts and local services, and whether the proposal would shift costs to fees or other taxes. The committee adopted several amendments, including Avila’s amendment clarifying that ad valorem revenues could be used for county and municipal operations and administration and other expenditures not prohibited by law, and Trumbull’s amendment removing school board ad valorem taxes from the proposal. Other amendments failed, including proposals to allow user fees and non-ad valorem assessments, add a sunset, redirect tourism development taxes, narrow the small-business provision, and change the ballot title to reference local service reductions. Grall’s amendment removing the constitutional trust fund requirement was adopted, while the committee also rejected Berman’s title-change amendment and Smith’s sunset and tourism-tax amendments. The committee then returned to the bill as amended for questions, including extended debate over whether the proposal would affect noncitizen residents, the impact on local government finances, and whether local governments would respond with higher fees or special assessments. The meeting ended with the bill still under discussion after the final round of questions, with Avila saying he would continue working with the governor’s office on the language before the next vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• It helps maintain continuity of operations. That flexibility matters.
• This was assuming two clinicians were required and treatment of up to eight hours.
• For us, as we begin our shift, we recognize that our help may be upwards of an hour away.
• I'm talking about the operational side of it.
• I'm talking about the operational side of it.

Bills: SB1161 , SB1215 , SB1270 , SB1400 , SB1537 , SB1538 , SB1580 , SB1584 , SB1627

Committee: House Public Safety & Law Enforcement

Keywords: appropriation, public safety, Yuma County, funding exemption, family advocacy center, firefighters, occupational disease, workers compensation, cancer presumption, police officers, hazardous duty, SB1270, Arizona retirement system, public safety personnel, defined contribution plan, correctional officers, corrections officers, retirement contributions, supplemental contributions, retention incentive

Transcript Highlights:

• team fulfill two or more statutory roles to ensure continuity of the operations for the agency.
• the, of these items across the state as we encounter them and, uh, who's operating them.
• Uh, so the account itself, the insurance operating account, uh, the Department of Insurance calculates
• Recommendations include the agency's base request of $6 million in general revenue for the operation
• Denton, our chair with us, and Dan Kercher, our, uh, newest director of financial operations.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> back of the budget cut of five million. back of the budget cut of five million.
• of the not trivial but um the standard operational<01:15:17.199><c> things</c><01:15:17.440><c> that<
• Um, from what I've read, there is a conflict with federal law in the number of hours when they need to
• </c><01:21:05.000><c> hours</c> with federal law in the number of hours with federal law in the number
• of hours when<01:21:06.320><c> they</c><01:21:06.560><c> need</c><01:21:06.800><c> to</c><01:21:07.040

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Using a tool like this, if not in minutes, in a matter of a couple of hours, you at least have a solid
• Now it takes, if not minutes, a couple of hours to get through a final version of the report.
• Just with OCTA alone, we have the State of New York, State of Washington, State of Pennsylvania, all
• And so with that, though, for me, I've operated in a number of different ecosystems, both private and
• that level of accuracy, degree of accuracy overall...

Committee: House Science & Technology

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• , a little bit older, and I'm kind of like nutritionally overachievers, so I had to stop one hour there
• A great example of this, members, is the Mayor Grahava of the City of Douglas.
• I'm the Director of Grassroots Operations for Americans for Prosperity Arizona Chapter, here today in
• It takes up countless hours of a licensed contractor's time and a homeowner's time.
• Most other general managers and operators of the dealerships grew up with those same rules.

Committee: Senate Senate Natural Resources Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee heard and advanced several appropriation and policy bills. SB 1488 would appropriate $600,000 for a workforce development study on coal-impacted communities in northern Arizona, especially areas affected by the closure of Navajo Generating Station and related coal operations; supporters described it as a needed transition study, and it received a do-pass recommendation. SB 1523 would provide $340,000 to the Navajo Nation for the Ganado waterline pipeline project serving 235 homes; testimony emphasized long-standing lack of safe drinking water, and the bill also received a do-pass recommendation. SB 1041 would appropriate $500,000 to the Arizona Trail Fund; supporters highlighted the trail’s statewide recreational and cultural value, and it passed with a do-pass recommendation. SB 1447 would extend the groundwater withdrawal fee moratorium and related Pinal AMA fund provisions through 2033; irrigation district representatives said the extension would help maintain infrastructure amid Colorado River shortages, and it was also recommended do-pass. The committee also considered several regulatory bills. SB 1445 would let smaller cities and towns use approved on-site bacteriological testing equipment and limit required sampling frequency for certain ADEQ permits; the sponsor said it would save small towns money, while some members raised concerns about limiting sampling during discharge events, but the bill still received a do-pass recommendation. SB 1580 would appropriate $2.545 million for a statewide fire incident management platform for fire and law enforcement agencies; supporters said it would improve accountability, information sharing, and interoperability, while one member objected to the targeted funding approach, and the bill passed on a 5-3 vote. SB 1418 would streamline siting and permitting for small modular nuclear reactors in smaller counties, especially when co-located with large industrial users; supporters argued it would help energy reliability and rural economic development, while opponents warned it would weaken local review and environmental safeguards, and it passed 5-3. The committee took up two bills involving consumer protections and access. SB 1419 would add inspection and disclosure requirements for rooftop solar installations and restrict sales claims about estimated savings; supporters said it responded to consumer complaints about roof damage and misleading sales practices, while opponents argued it would burden rooftop solar and restrict speech. After extensive testimony, including from county officials, former ROC leadership, and solar industry representatives, the bill received a do-pass recommendation on a 6-2 vote. SB 1363 would create a rural opportunity initiative to issue additional marijuana-related licenses for underserved rural communities; supporters said it would improve access and reduce illicit-market activity, while opponents argued the bill was confusing and could expand licenses too broadly. The committee ultimately recommended the bill do pass on an 8-0 vote, with members noting possible amendments before floor consideration.

Transcript Highlights:

• The ruling of the chair stand as a judgment of the Senate.
• Native Americans would not have died because of the way that they operate the agency.
• The hours came out of the discussions with the providers and ACCESS.
• of minutiae.
• his vehicle, and they dragged him out of the vehicle and then they detained him for hours.

Summary: The Senate met in multiple Committee of the Whole sessions and considered a large number of bills, many related to digital assets and cryptocurrency, including SB 1042, SB 1043, SB 1044, SB 1045, SB 1432, SCR 1003, SCR 1033, and SCR 1028. Members discussed whether the state should accept cryptocurrency for payments, tax or exempt virtual currency, ban central bank digital currency, and support digital assets in retirement systems. Senator Epstein repeatedly argued against the measures and tried to offer amendments targeting data center tax exemptions, but one such amendment was ruled not germane and the ruling was upheld on a division vote. The bills and resolutions in that group generally advanced with do-pass recommendations, with SB 1043 and SB 1044 amended before advancing. The Senate also advanced several bills on family law, public records, scholarship organizations, property conveyances, underground facilities, and environmental and energy issues, including SB 1039, SB 1139, SB 1147, SB 1148, SB 1328, SB 1078, SB 1142, SB 1184, SB 1254, SB 1278, SB 1281, SB 1418, SB 1445, and SB 1566. Some measures drew discussion and amendments: SB 1254 received a clarifying amendment for deeds handled by title and escrow professionals; SB 1278 had a floor amendment withdrawn; SB 1281 was amended by committee and floor changes; SB 1418 prompted questions about small modular reactors and concerns about uranium mining and health impacts; and SB 1566 was amended to address malicious delay enforcement and judicial review. Most of these bills received do-pass recommendations. In the health and human services calendar, the Senate advanced SB 1052, SB 1115, SB 1149, SB 1193, SB 1233, SB 1345, SB 1346, and SB 1631, with SB 1124 retained on the calendar. Debate centered on ACCESS and remote work, administrative deficiency cure periods, anonymous complaints, fee-for-service claims, and DCS-related hearings and investigations. Senator Gonzales opposed several ACCESS-related bills, arguing they lacked appropriations, could disrupt services, or conflicted with federal Medicaid law, while sponsors said the bills addressed agency performance and provider complaints. SB 1115, SB 1149, SB 1193, SB 1233, and SB 1345 were amended before receiving do-pass recommendations, and SB 1345’s sponsor said ACCESS was removed from the bill. The final calendar included regulatory and veterinary-related bills such as SB 1137, SB 1144, SB 1205, and SB 1286. SB 1205, dealing with motor vehicle booting fees, received a floor amendment requiring an appeals process for private parking lots. SB 1286, on veterinary telemedicine and prescriptions, drew the most extended debate, with a committee amendment and a Kavanagh floor amendment restoring a 14-day prescription extension and adding flea and tick treatment; Senator Leach opposed the floor amendment, describing prior stakeholder negotiations and changes in committee support. The transcript ends while that debate is still underway, after several bills have already been reported out with do-pass recommendations.

Transcript Highlights:

• <c> those</c> kind of I kind of thought shot those kind of I kind of thought shot those numbers<00:04
• of my head because I kind of numbers out of my head because I kind of have<00:04:49.600><c> heard</c
• </c> operations of crypto kiosk services. operations of crypto kiosk services.
• </c><00:12:37.600><c> growing</c> operation of 2025 reflecting a growing operation of 2025 reflecting
• </c> some of that. some of that.

Committee: Senate Banking & Insurance

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Call to Order and Roll Call 00:01 Discussion SB 157 00:23 Vote SB 157 05:22 Discussion SB 189 05:57 Vote SB 189 26:49, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The clerk shall announce the first morning hour order of business, including any clerk's announcements
• The second portion of the morning hour is not applicable given today's calendar.
• Third portion of the morning hour, member requests for legislation to go by for the day.
• And the fourth portion of the morning hour is reserved for points of personal privilege.
• and reenact portions of the Code and repeal portions of the Acts of Assembly of 2022, affected for taxable

Keywords: June 29, 2026 - Special Session 1, 976, house, all