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• I'd like to dispense with the suspense calendar now.
• Madam Secretary, would you please read the suspense calendar?
• Okay, the suspense calendar is deemed approved, and I want to also acknowledge Mr.
• It absolutely needs to say in suspense.
• I respectfully ask the tail on suspense. Thank you.

Committee: House Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, and we also see language on page six where it would prevent a suspension or withholding of payments
• ><c> basically</c> withhold of payments until basically withhold of payments until basically there's<
• </c> uh misuse, abuse, fraudulent payments uh misuse, abuse, fraudulent payments that<02:35:47.640><c
• And I just heard from an ICF there was a glitch in the payments and their payments are delayed 2 weeks
• </c><03:14:33.520><c> delayed</c> payments and their payments are delayed payments and their payments

Committee: Senate Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• Connolly of Cambridge now moves suspension of the rules. All those in favor say aye.
• Connolly of Cambridge now moves suspension of the rules. All those in favor say aye.
• Connolly of Cambridge now moves suspension of the rules. All those in favor say aye.
• Question now is on suspension of Joint Rule 12. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed, nay.

Summary: The House opened with the third grade class of the Moore School leading the Pledge of Allegiance. The chamber then adopted two resolutions from the Committee on Rules: one congratulating Sophia Schneider on achieving Eagle Scout rank, and another honoring Autistic Pride Day on June 18, 2025. Both were taken up under suspension of the rules and adopted without objection. The House also received a gubernatorial message authorizing the Town of Situate to grant four additional all-alcohol on-premises licenses; the message was referred to the Committee on Consumer Protection. In addition, the Rules Committee reported and the House agreed to suspend Joint Rule 12 on several petitions from Representative Colleen M. Garry, including proposals related to inflation estimates for social service programs, requiring establishments to accept cash, and requiring beer menus to list alcohol by volume, sending them to the appropriate committees. Finally, the House adopted an order to adjourn and reconvene on Wednesday at 11 a.m. in full formal session. The House then adjourned, and Democratic members were notified of a caucus at 12 noon on Wednesday.

Transcript Highlights:

• of the Commonwealth comes from the Senate with the endorsement that it has been referred under suspension
• Garballey of Arlington moves suspension of the rules. All those in favor say aye.
• Question now is on suspension of Joint Rule 12. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed, nay.
• Garballey of Arlington moves suspension of Rule 7A. All those in favor say aye.

Summary: The House received a message from the Governor submitting fiscal year 2026 appropriation requests, including supplemental appropriations and other projects, and referred the message to the Committee on Ways and Means. It also concurred with a Senate petition to designate bar pizza as the official pizza of the Commonwealth, and suspended Joint Rule 12 to send two other petitions forward: one on virtual credit cards used by dental insurance providers and one regulating the sale of kratom. The House then took up House No. 2465, an act relative to athletic training. After suspending Rule 7A, the bill was ordered to a third reading. The chamber also considered House No. 4103, establishing a sick leave bank for Stephen Forgett of the Worcester County Sheriff's Office. The emergency preamble was adopted by a separate vote, and the bill was then passed to be enacted. At the end of the session, the House adopted an order to meet again on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. and adjourned to that time in informal session.

Transcript Highlights:

• 40-hour work week processing credit card payments.
• Representative Contreras, it was every employee that was receiving these incentive payments.
• As for the amount of that incentive payment, I— As for the amount of that incentive payment, that would
• And as of federal fiscal year 2024, the department's improper payment rate was approximately 8.8%.
• And so as a result, reducing the department's payment. the highest match rate of 15%.

Committee: House House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee met as a Joint Health and Human Services Committee of Reference to hear sunset reviews and performance audit findings for several health-related boards. The first action taken was on the Arizona State Board of Pharmacy. The Auditor General reported that while the board met some licensing deadlines, it had significant problems enforcing controlled substances prescription monitoring program (CSPMP) requirements, timely investigating complaints, and documenting fee analyses and other compliance items. The board director said the agency had implemented some recommendations, was seeking legislative help on CSPMP enforcement and data issues, and described staffing and vendor challenges. A public member testified that the board was generally efficient but that statutory gaps limited its effectiveness. The committee then voted 13-0, with six not voting, to continue the Board of Pharmacy for six years until July 1, 2032, with statutory changes to improve its operations. The committee next reviewed the Arizona State Board of Nursing. The Auditor General found the board timely processed licenses but continued to resolve too many complaints late, with a large and growing backlog of open cases, and identified additional issues in oversight, accounting, public records, and conflict-of-interest practices. The executive director said the board had been under-resourced as nursing volume and complaints increased, requested 28 additional investigative positions, and described efforts to triage cases and improve tracking. The Arizona Nurses Association supported the board’s role and said it was working on a bill, House Bill 2408, to improve accountability, prioritization, and fairness in the disciplinary process. A nurse attorney testified that changes to complaint notice, the scope of investigations, and triage could shorten delays. The committee approved continuation of the Board of Nursing for four years until July 1, 2030, by a 14-0 vote with five not voting. The committee then heard the sunset review for the Arizona Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners. The Auditor General reported that the board generally met licensing timelines but had documentation problems verifying fingerprint clearance cards or criminal history checks, and it failed to act promptly on a renewal application involving serious sex-trafficking-related charges. The board said it had accepted all recommendations, had implemented most of them, had moved to a new licensing platform, and had hired help to address rulemaking delays. Members asked about fingerprint verification and the handling of the serious criminal charges. The committee voted 16-0 to continue the board for four years until July 1, 2030, with statutory changes to improve its performance. Finally, the committee began the review of the Arizona Regulatory Board of Physician Assistants. The Auditor General found the board had met some licensing and enforcement requirements but lacked adequate executive oversight, accountability, and tracking systems, and it had very high complaint-resolution delays. The report also criticized the board’s incentive pay structure, which paid all staff based on measures unrelated to complaint timeliness. The new executive director said the board had created formal investigative timelines, improved reporting, sought additional support staff, and was updating IT and incentive metrics; she also explained that the board is a shared agency with the Medical Board. The transcript ends during this presentation, before any vote on the physician assistant board is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• The question now comes on suspension of Joint Rule 12. All those in favor say aye; opposed, no.
• The question now comes on suspension of Joint Rule 12. All those in favor say aye; opposed, no.
• Papers from the House: Several petitions come from the House under the suspension of Joint Rule 12 and
• Question comes on suspension of Joint Rule 12. All those in favor say aye; opposed, no.

Summary: The Senate took up several committee reports and procedural motions. The Committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight reported favorably on Senate No. 252, a bill to designate June 7 as Tourette Syndrome Awareness Day, and the Senate suspended the rules to order the bill to a third reading. The Committee on Rules also reported on a proposal to establish an Office of Legislative Research and Fiscal Analysis, and the Senate suspended Senate Rule 36 and Joint Rule 12 to allow the matter, along with several House petitions, to be referred to the appropriate committees acting concurrently. The chamber then recessed briefly and returned to adopt a motion that the Senate adjourn in memory of Ellen M. O'Donnell Morrell of Dorchester and South Boston, who died on May 26, 2025, at age 74. The transcript included a brief tribute to her life, family, and career, and the Senate observed a moment of silence in her honor. Before adjourning, the Senate ordered that it reconvene on Thursday at 11:00 a.m., and that order was adopted without objection. The Senate then adjourned to meet again at that time in memory of Mrs. Morrell.

Transcript Highlights:

• Buthe moved suspension of the rules. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed, nay.
• Galvin of Canton moves suspension of the rules. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed, nay.
• Galvin of Canton moves suspension of the rules. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed, nay.
• Galvin of Canton moves suspension of the rules. All those in favor say aye. All those opposed, nay.

Summary: The House met briefly, opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, and recessed several times while the Temporary Committee on Rules reported out a series of orders. The chamber adopted two commendatory resolutions: one recognizing the AdMe-Tech Foundation’s 16th annual Prostate Cancer Awareness Day and another honoring the Ludlow Community Center/Randall Boys and Girls Club on its 75th anniversary. Members then took up special procedures for considering House and joint rules for the 194th General Court, governing the 2025-2026 legislative session. The House adopted the special-procedure orders for both the House rules and joint rules. The rules committee also reported that the permanent House rules and permanent joint rules orders ought to be adopted; after suspension of the rules, the House postponed consideration of the permanent rules matters until tomorrow at 1 p.m. Finally, the House adopted an order to adjourn to meet the next day at 11 a.m., with formal session and roll calls at 1 p.m. The House then adjourned, and members were notified of a Democratic caucus at noon in Room A1.

Transcript Highlights:

• We will accept public comment on any bill placed on the suspense file by the committee today and for
• Let's go on to the suspense calendar. So, yeah. Madam Secretary, please read the suspense calendar.
• 431 437 461 5 15 5 18 5 5 1 5 9 9 6 31 6 6 6 74 7 0 1 7 0 2 7 45 7 7 8 7 7 9 8 0 8 & 8 Sorry, the suspense

Committee: House Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:

• LifeWise saw an increase in attendance, compounding decreases in both in-school and out-of-school suspensions
• Right, but I thought Apple and Google Wallet are more specific for payments.
• Right, but I thought Apple and Google Waller are more specific for payments.
• Like some states, your driver. are more specific for payments. You can have IDs there as well.

Bills: HCR97 , HR168 , SCR33 , SB112 , SB346 , SB347 , SB353 , SB488 , SB504 , SB507 , SB518

Committee: House Education

Transcript Highlights:

• In addition, it provides an opportunity to spread the payment of the luxury tax over the term of the
• there's probably an opportunity to be able to, since it—let me reset here a second—since the lease payments
• are collected on a monthly payment basis, there's probably the opportunity to include a provision that
• : one striking amendment offered by Senator Leas that removes provisions related to the license suspension

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee held a work session on two major corridor projects before moving to public hearing and executive session. In the Yakima area, WSDOT, Yakima County, and Ecology described the Interstate 82/east-west connector work as a coordinated effort to add capacity, improve interchanges, and address the Boise Cascade mill site contamination that sits in the project footprint. County and Ecology witnesses said the county is ready to remove wood waste and contaminated material, but the project is stalled pending a draft work plan and a de minimis consent decree; several senators pressed for faster action and clearer direction from Ecology. The committee then heard an update on the SR 3 Belfair freight corridor, where WSDOT said environmental review is complete and the next major step is an access hearing this summer, followed by right-of-way acquisition and construction likely in late 2027 or early 2028. Local and tribal partners emphasized the project’s importance for freight mobility, housing growth, emergency access, and regional economic development. The public hearing was on engrossed substitute House Bill 2711, a transportation resources bill that largely tracks provisions from prior legislation but also adds or changes several tax and account provisions. Staff explained that the bill clarifies fuel tax and peer-to-peer tax distributions, treats trade-in value differently for recreational vessel and luxury vehicle taxes, provides a six-month motor home exemption and penalty waiver for the luxury vehicle tax, allows lease payments to be made over time, exempts tribal members and nonresidents, creates a Preserve Washington account, changes some transfer timing, and repeals the luxury aircraft tax. Testimony was mixed: aviation groups supported repealing the luxury aircraft tax; trucking and some citizens opposed fuel tax and diesel tax increases; Sound Transit, transit advocates, labor, and ferry interests asked for amendments such as 75-year bonding authority, mobile driver’s licenses, ferry funding, and bike education funding. Alaska Airlines and Delta also supported adding mobile ID language. In executive session, the committee advanced several bills, including SHB 1823, SHB 2114, E2SHB 2251, SHB 2323, SHB 2410, EHB 2588, 2SHB 1923, and HB 2495, all with due pass recommendations after adopting amendments where applicable. The committee adopted a striking amendment to E2SHB 2251 adjusting Climate Commitment Act account distributions and a striking amendment to EHB 2588 limiting the ferry district changes to Whatcom County and removing the voter-approval tax provision. It also adopted an amendment to 2SHB 1923 that added further conditions for passenger-only ferry districts, including whale-protection and fare-related provisions. Senator King voted no on E2SHB 2251, objecting that the bill reduced the transportation share of Climate Commitment Act revenues. The chair announced one more executive action meeting would be held Wednesday morning, with amendment requests due the prior day.

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, it will increase the administrative license suspensions.
• The administrative license suspensions, uh, for those who refuse.
• suspension, uh, as is currently indicated.
• For subsequent refusals, the license suspension can be up to 2 years.
• For subsequent refusals, the license suspension can be up to 2 years.

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:

• House Bill 3317 offers an alternative for drivers facing license suspension due to accumulated points
• The second suspension, when you get another eight points, would lead to a 60-day suspension of your..
• When you get another eight points, it would lead to a 60-day suspension of your driver's license.
• The third suspension would be eight points, and it would be a 90-day suspension.
• It provides a safe alternative to license suspension alone.

Committee: House Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight

Summary: The Transportation Committee met in executive session and first voted House Bill 1798 do pass by a 9-5 roll call. Members then considered a House committee substitute combining House Bills 2553, 1831, and 2328; after a brief explanation that the substitute mainly rolled the bills together and removed duplicative helmet language, the committee adopted the substitute and voted the combined bill do pass 15-0. The committee also took up Senate Bill 1408, adopted a House committee amendment cleaning up salvage title language, then adopted a new committee substitute and voted the bill do pass by an 8-6-1 vote. Several members raised concerns about omnibus drafting, fiscal notes, and process, while others defended the bills as useful or freedom-oriented measures. The committee then heard House Bill 3317 from Rep. Sherry Gallick, which would allow drivers facing license revocation for accumulated speeding-related points to regain driving privileges by using an intelligent speed limiting device for a year. The sponsor said the bill is intended to reduce repeat speeding and keep people working, while witnesses in support included a family member of a pedestrian killed in a speeding-related hit-and-run, MADD, and a transportation safety group, all arguing the bill could reduce fatalities and provide accountability. Opponents argued the current point and suspension system already provides penalties, that the bill could impose costs on taxpayers, and that it raises concerns about privacy, technology accuracy, and government overreach. The hearing ended without a vote on HB 3317, and the chair announced it was likely the committee’s final meeting of the year.

Transcript Highlights:

• Is that a 30-day suspension? Thank you. Is it suspended upon conviction?
• Is that a 30-day suspension? Is that, is that? Can I phone a friend on that?
• So just to clarify on the suspension, so I do code 49-1401, first offense is a 30-day mandatory suspension
• Mandatory suspension. Second offense within two years is a 90-day mandatory suspension.
• Third offense within three years is a one-year mandatory suspension.

Committee: House Judiciary, Rules and Administration

Transcript Highlights:

• Speaker, it's now on suspension of the rules. All those in favor say aye. The ayes have it.
• The question now is on suspension of Joint Rule 12.
• The question now is on suspension of Joint Rule 12.
• Speaker, with suspension of Rule 7A, all those in favor say aye. The ayes have it.

Summary: The House convened, recited the Pledge of Allegiance, and first took up procedural matters. It suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow consideration of two petitions: one concerning the sale of nitrous oxides and another establishing a sick leave bank for a Suffolk County Sheriff's Office employee. The House also suspended Rule 7A to advance several bills reported by the Steering, Policy and Scheduling Committee. The bills ordered to a third reading included legislation protecting employees’ right to rebuttal of personnel records, and local bills waiving the maximum age requirement for two Boston police officer applicants and establishing Lobular Breast Cancer Awareness Day. The House then passed two bills to enactment: one authorizing Scituate to issue four additional on-premises liquor licenses and another amending the charter of Aquinnah. Later, the House engrossed a Hull parking fines bill and considered a Randolph charter bill. On motion, the Randolph bill was amended by substitution with a related bill addressing compensation for town council and school committee members and meetings of multiple-member bodies, and then passed to engrossment as amended. The session concluded with adjournment, with notice that the House would meet in informal session on Wednesday.

Transcript Highlights:

• Donato of Medford moves suspension of the rules. All those in favor say aye, opposed, no.
• Vitolo of Brookline moves suspension of the rules. All those in favor say aye, opposed, no.
• Owens of Watertown moves suspension of Rule 7A, all those in... Mr.
• Owens of Watertown moves suspension of Rule 7A. All those in favor say aye, opposed, no.

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several committee reports. The Committee on Rules recommended adoption of two resolutions: one recognizing Stoneham and its veterans at the opening of the Vietnam Moving Wall exhibit, and another congratulating firefighter paramedic Michael Collage on his retirement from the Abington Fire Department. Both were adopted after suspension of the rules. The Rules Committee also reported favorably on an order extending until December 3, 2025, the time for the Committee on Housing to report on House No. 4734, and that order was adopted as well. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling reported several bills for consideration, including a Senate bill authorizing revenue bonds for telecommunications facilities in Quincy, a bill to promote urban agriculture and horticulture, a bill updating the tax treatment of recreational lands in Swampscott, a bill concerning the select board of Berlin, and a bill protecting public higher education student information. The House suspended Rule 7A, took second readings on those measures, and ordered all of them to a third reading. The House also welcomed residents and staff from Seven Hills communities, who were visiting to deliver artwork and thank legislators for support of affordable and supportive senior housing. Later, House No. 4006, authorizing the town of Dartmouth to grant an additional off-premises liquor license, was released from the Committee on Bills in Third Reading and passed to be engrossed. The House then adopted an order to meet again Monday at 11 a.m. and adjourned to that time in informal session.

Transcript Highlights:

• Mocleafelman, it is now on suspension of the rules. All those in favor say aye. The ayes have it.
• The question now is on suspension of Joint Rule 12. All those in favor say aye; all those opposed?
• The question now is on suspension of Joint Rule 12.
• Mocleafelman, with suspension of Rule 7A, all those in favor say aye; all those opposed say nay.

Summary: The House opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then suspended Joint Rule 12 to allow several petitions to be referred, including a petition on the sale of nitrous oxides and a petition to establish a sick leave bank for a Suffolk County Sheriff’s Office employee. The Committee on Steering, Policy and Scheduling reported several House bills for consideration, including a bill protecting employees’ right to rebuttal of personnel records, two Boston Police age-waiver bills, and a bill establishing Lobular Breast Cancer Awareness Day; the House also suspended Rule 7A and ordered these bills to a third reading. The House then took up final passage on several measures. House Bill 4657, authorizing Scituate to issue four additional liquor licenses, was enacted. House Bill 2341, amending the charter of the town of Aquinnah, was also passed to be enacted. On third reading, House Bill 4247, authorizing Hull to establish a schedule of fines for parking violations, was passed to be engrossed. The House next considered House Bill 4400, relating to the charter of the town of Randolph. Representative Walsh of Peabody offered an amendment substituting House Bill 4891, which would amend the Randolph charter regarding compensation for town council and school committee members and meetings of multiple-member bodies; the amendment was adopted, and the bill was then passed to be engrossed as amended. The House then adjourned, with notice that it would meet in informal session on Wednesday.

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• , so we delete the amendment of section four that would allow for appeals of a judge's suspension to
• , so we delete the amendment of section four that would allow for appeals of a judge's suspension to
• , so we delete the amendment of section four that would allow for appeals of a judge's suspension to
• so we rep delete the judge's suspension so we rep delete the amendment<00:45:01.040><c> of</c><00:45
• to the sentence to a suspension to the sentence to a person<00:45:06.960><c> who</c><00:45:07.119><c

Summary: The committee met in decision-making on a long list of Senate bills and adopted most measures with amendments or unamended, often with members voting aye and some recording reservations. Among the measures acted on were SB 40, SB 411, SB 436, SB 443, SB 447, SB 572, SB 583, SB 739, SB 742, SB 746, SB 816, SB 826, SB 830, SB 841, SB 850, SB 865, SB 952, SB 955, SB 1040, SB 1042, SB 1083, SB 1229, SB 1359, SB 1469, SB 1553, SB 1578, SB 1609, SB 1610, SB 1619, and SB 1641. Common amendments included deferring effective dates to 2050, adding sunset dates, adopting LRB technical changes, and narrowing or clarifying program language. Several bills drew brief discussion on policy details. SB 583 was amended to remove references to selling naming rights, leaving only leasing. SB 739 was discussed for its land exchange provisions and concerns about ceded lands and OHA revenue, but it was still adopted with reservations. SB 830 was amended based on DNR testimony to address reconstruction after disasters, excluding certain coastal hazards. SB 850 added State Council on Developmental Disabilities recommendations to address health disparities for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. SB 952 shifted administration of a pilot program to the Department of Human Services in partnership with the Office of Wellness and Resiliency, and SB 1610 added requirements for utility connections and capped spending on the Ohana Zones/Cales-related program. The committee also heard substantial discussion on SB 442, which concerned returning retirees to state employment. Testimony from the Department of Law Enforcement and the Attorney General focused on whether the bill should allow a shorter waiting period and how it would interact with current 89-day hiring practices, succession planning, and law enforcement retirement rules. After debate, the committee moved to decision-making and adopted amendments to include investigators, expand eligibility to hard-to-fill or succession-planning positions, and set a term limit for returning retirees with director approval for extensions. In a separate joint Ways and Means/Judiciary hearing, SB 716, SB 763, and SB 804 were also advanced with amendments, including organizational placement changes for DLE programs and Attorney General amendments to avoid retroactivity and contract-impairment issues. Several items were deferred, including SB 983, SB 1220, and SB 828.

Transcript Highlights:

• Instead, board staff processed applications and credit card payments manually, including one employee
• 40-hour work week manually processing credit card payments.
• As for the amount of that incentive payment, I...
• And as of federal fiscal year 2024, the department's improper payment rate was approximately 8.8%.
• So, as a result, reducing the department's payment... ...the highest match rate of 15%.

Committee: House House Health & Human Services Committee of Reference

Transcript Highlights:

• Gobi of Arlington moves suspension of the rules.
• Gobi of Arlington moves suspension of the rules. All those in favor say aye.
• Gobi of Arlington moves suspension of the rules. All those in favor say aye.
• Gardley-Wallington moved suspension of Rule 7A. All those in favor say aye; all those opposed, nay.

Transcript Highlights:

• The question now comes to the suspension of Joint Rule 12. All those in favor say aye. Opposed, no.
• The question now comes on the suspension of Joint Rule 12. All those in favor say aye. Opposed, no.
• Several petitions come from the House under suspension of Joint Rule 12, referred to their respective
• Question comes on suspension of Joint Rule 12. All those in favor say aye. Opposed, no.

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then adopted a resolution recognizing the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz and International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The resolution condemned antisemitism, noted the historical significance of Auschwitz and the Holocaust, and directed copies to be sent to the Consulate General of Israel, the New England Holocaust Memorial Committee, and the Holocaust Legacy Foundation. The chamber then took up several bills and committee reports. It passed to be enacted House No. 4663, authorizing the town of Milford Select Board to appoint a highway surveyor, and sent it to the Governor. The Senate also ordered to a third reading a bill establishing a sick leave bank for Shannon Manning, a Trial Court employee. In addition, the Senate suspended Joint Rule 12 on a report concerning legislation to protect access to justice and referred the matter to the Committee on Judiciary. It also ordered House No. 4805, amending the town charter of Plainville, to a third reading, and suspended Joint Rule 12 on several House petitions so they could be referred to the appropriate committees. The Senate adopted an order to meet again the following Thursday at 11 a.m. in formal session, then adjourned.