Transcript Highlights:

• So in that<00:32:14.200><c> case,</c><00:32:15.080><c> I</c><00:32:15.200><c> just</c><00:32:15.480><
• c> fear</c><00:32:16.160><c> that</c><00:32:16.360><c> a</c><00:32:16.480><c> law</c><00:32:16.680><c
• ><c> is</c><00:32:17.640><c> going</c><00:32:17.760><c> to</c><00:32:17.840><c> make</c><00:32:18.080
• ><c> going</c><00:32:37.720><c> to</c><00:32:37.880><c> over</c><00:32:38.160><c> supersede</c><00:32
• There<00:32:42.960><c> are</c><00:32:43.080><c> already</c><00:32:43.360><c> laws</c><00:32:43.640><c

Bills: HB1890, HB1888, HB1676

Keywords: teacher pay, teacher salaries, salary step increase, annual increment, longevity step, public school teachers, public charter school teachers, collective bargaining, Hawaii Department of Education, teacher retention, teacher recruitment, cost of living, educator compensation, public employee bargaining, appropriation, salary schedule, school staffing, teacher shortage, HB1888, Hawaii

Summary: The committees heard three measures, beginning with HB 1890 HD3, which would provide automatic step increases and a COVID-era retention bonus for teachers. Supporters included HSTA, the Democratic Party’s Education Caucus, and a student who said higher pay and predictable salary growth would help retain teachers in Hawaii. The Department of Education supported the intent but asked that the bill be expanded to cover all department employees. The Attorney General’s office said the draft needed clarification to avoid conflict with Chapter 89 and to make clear any funding was subject to legislative appropriation. The Office of the Public Defender and B&F testified in opposition, and committee members questioned whether the step increases were already in the current contract and whether the bill was needed. HSTA said the current contract includes automatic step increases subject to funding, but argued the bill was still needed because funding is not guaranteed and the measure would codify the policy. HSTA also said the COVID bonus would apply only to active teachers who worked during the pandemic and estimated the total cost at roughly $150 million to $200 million over four years. No vote was taken in the portion provided. The committee then took up HB 1888 HD3, which would require DOE and charter schools to report harassment incidents and strengthen penalties for harassment of educational workers from a petty misdemeanor to a misdemeanor. DOE supported the bill and suggested narrowing language about assisting workers with temporary restraining orders, saying that function would be better handled through the Attorney General’s pilot program. The Office of the Public Defender opposed the bill, arguing the harassment language was overly broad, vague, and potentially unconstitutional, and that existing assault and terroristic threatening statutes already protect educational workers. HSTA, the State Commission on the Status of Women, and several individual testifiers supported the measure, describing increased intimidation and harassment of teachers and other school staff, especially since COVID. The Special Education Advisory Council opposed the bill’s language on “disrupting and interfering” with school functions, saying it could chill parents of students with IEPs from advocating for their children. Testimony was split, with the chair noting 20 in support and 16 in opposition in the portion shown. A final witness, Michelle Pestana, testified in opposition based on her family’s experience with special education services, describing alleged seclusion and restraint of her daughter and expressing concern that DOE testimony in prior hearings had targeted special education parents. Her remarks were cut off as time expired. The transcript ends before any committee action or vote on HB 1888 was taken.

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:32:03.200><c> think</c><00:32:03.320><c> charter</c><00:32:03.600><c> schools</c><00:32:03.799><c
• c><00:32:09.080><c> I</c><00:32:09.799><c> I</c><00:32:09.880><c> think</c><00:32:10.039><c> their</c
• </c><00:32:15.039><c> like</c><00:32:15.200><c> I'm</c><00:32:15.360><c> thinking</c><00:32:15.639><c
• :19.880><c> that</c><00:32:20.120><c> this</c><00:32:20.279><c> is</c><00:32:20.519><c> not</c><00:32
• ><c> but</c><00:32:26.519><c> I</c><00:32:26.639><c> just</c><00:32:26.799><c> am</c><00:32:26.919><c

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• To<00:32:12.559><c> obtain</c><00:32:12.960><c> the</c><00:32:13.279><c> specialty</c><00:32:13.760><
• ><c> complete</c><00:32:19.120><c> a</c><00:32:19.440><c> post</c><00:32:19.760><c> direct</c><00:32:
• in<00:32:24.000><c> performing</c><00:32:24.480><c> the</c><00:32:24.720><c> advanced</c><00:32:25.120
• <00:32:31.600><c> in</c><00:32:31.840><c> the</c><00:32:32.080><c> performance</c><00:32:32.559><c> of
• 3 instances of amendment amend section 3 6VSA<02:32:15.200><c> chapter</c><02:32:15.680><c> 37</c><02

Keywords: 926, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• 32:27.440><c> no</c><00:32:27.639><c> it's</c><00:32:28.000><c> not</c><00:32:28.159><c> it's</c><00:
• </c><00:32:29.799><c> overall</c><00:32:30.279><c> whole</c><00:32:31.159><c> whole</c><00:32:31.600>
• :32.279><c> because</c><00:32:33.279><c> as</c><00:32:33.480><c> ran</c><00:32:34.120><c> as</c><00:32
• ><c> else</c><00:32:36.760><c> and</c><00:32:36.919><c> if</c><00:32:37.039><c> they</c><00:32:37.240
• ><c> got</c><00:32:40.320><c> to</c><00:32:40.440><c> go</c><00:32:40.559><c> up</c><00:32:40.679><c>

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Any<00:32:01.520><c> other</c><00:32:02.560><c> amendments</c><00:32:03.240><c> or</c><00:32:03.360><
• :39.280><c> this</c><00:32:39.480><c> in</c><00:32:39.920><c> into</c><00:32:40.200><c> the</c><00:32
• </c><00:32:43.520><c> Just</c><00:32:43.640><c> to</c><00:32:43.720><c> pile</c><00:32:44.080><c> on,
• 48.880><c> people</c><00:32:49.360><c> can</c><00:32:49.800><c> make</c><00:32:50.000><c> a</c><00:32
• Anyway,<00:32:54.440><c> so</c><00:32:54.679><c> yeah,</c><00:32:55.000><c> vote</c><00:32:55.200><c>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate Bill 1017 amends Title 32, Chapter 32, Article 1, relating to health professionals.
• Article 1, amending Section 32-32-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-201, relating to health professionals.
• Senate Bill 1275 amends Title 11, Chapter 2, Article 11, Arizona Revised Statutes, by Section 11-36,
• Senate Bill 1544, amending Title 13, Chapter 10, Article 9, Section 13-922, relating to probation.
• Senate Bill 1557, amending Title 32, Chapter 32, Article 1, as revised by Section 32-32-3801, relating

Keywords: 1182, all

Transcript Highlights:

• of</c><00:32:02.800><c> rates</c><00:32:03.280><c> for</c><00:32:03.640><c> rent</c><00:32:04.480><c>
• rent and uh compete<00:32:05.600><c> in</c><00:32:05.760><c> kind</c><00:32:06.000><c> of</c><00:32:
• :32:23.720><c> being</c><00:32:23.960><c> made</c><00:32:24.160><c> to</c><00:32:24.280><c> a</c><00:
• ><c> able</c><00:32:28.440><c> to</c><00:32:28.520><c> provide</c><00:32:29.120><c> greater</c><00:32
• I think<00:32:34.040><c> we</c><00:32:34.120><c> could</c><00:32:34.280><c> ask</c><00:32:34.520><c>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• :00.240><c> of</c><00:32:01.200><c> uh</c><00:32:01.360><c> a</c><00:32:01.600><c> program</c><00:32:
• ><c> which</c><00:32:05.159><c> um</c><00:32:05.880><c> is</c><00:32:06.240><c> going</c><00:32:06.480
• :32:09.919><c> two</c><00:32:10.919><c> and</c><00:32:11.080><c> I</c><00:32:11.240><c> believe</c><00
• 00:32:12.639><c> is</c><00:32:12.840><c> supposed</c><00:32:13.200><c> to</c><00:32:13.399><c> start<
• </c><00:32:55.600><c> shows</c><00:32:56.519><c> uh</c><00:32:56.799><c> program</c><00:32:57.279><c>

Keywords: 1183, house

Bills: SB2138, SB2054, SB2987, SB2908, SB2702, SB2924, SB3248, SB2635, SB3127, SB3001, SB2294, SB2037, SB2797, SB2765, SB2961, SB2210, SB2948, SB3108, SB3240, SB2045, SB2675, SB2338, SB2451, SB2552, SB2553, SB3089, SB3176, SB3285, SB2234, SB2219, SB2312, SB2336, SB2343, SB2849, SB2928, SB2930, SB3332, SB2927, SB2983, SB2906, SB2353, SB2848, SB2340, SB2845, SB3246, SB3077, SB3254, SB2934, SB2571, SB2248, SB2471, SB2298, SB2413, SB2425, SB3045, SB2843, SB2595, SB2907, SB3204, SB2311, SB2532, SB2528, SB2313, SB3300, SB2530, SB2693, SB2010, SB3156, SB2697, SB2991, SB3153, SB2812, SB2527, SB2376, SB3081, SB3218, SB3219, SB3333, SB2232, SB2192, SB2378, SB2070, SB3011, SB2676, SB2957, SB2434, SB2673, SB3301, SB2247, SB2453, SB2457, SB2075, SB2811, SB2601, SB2258, SB2612, SB3263, SB3261, SB3334, SB2613

Keywords: SB2138, Hawaii National Guard, state tuition assistance, STAP, graduate degree, graduate education, tuition assistance, University of Hawaii, UH, Department of Defense, adjutant general, enlisted personnel, warrant officers, company grade officers, military education, veterans benefits, higher education, state residency, professional development, retention

Transcript Highlights:

• From<00:32:08.600><c> all</c><00:32:08.800><c> the</c><00:32:08.920><c> work</c><00:32:09.200><c> we<
• /c><00:32:09.320><c> do</c><00:32:09.520><c> here</c><00:32:09.720><c> in</c><00:32:09.840><c> St.
• > do</c><00:32:27.400><c> to</c><00:32:27.520><c> support</c><00:32:27.960><c> that</c><00:32:28.160>
• But<00:32:29.840><c> make</c><00:32:30.160><c> no</c><00:32:30.320><c> mistake,</c><00:32:31.240><c>
• ><c> everyday</c><00:32:33.920><c> people</c><00:32:34.520><c> show</c><00:32:34.800><c> up</c><00:32

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:32:02.160><c> Um</c><00:32:02.920><c> like</c><00:32:03.080><c> we</c><00:32:03.240><c> are</
• People are<00:32:11.040><c> going</c><00:32:11.160><c> to</c><00:32:11.960><c> die</c><00:32:12.200><
• > literally</c><00:32:15.280><c> cannot</c><00:32:15.640><c> get</c><00:32:15.840><c> from</c><00:32:
• :17.080><c> to</c><00:32:17.240><c> a</c><00:32:17.280><c> hospital</c><00:32:17.880><c> to</c><00:32
• Um so,<00:32:22.000><c> thank</c><00:32:22.240><c> you</c><00:32:22.320><c> for</c><00:32:22.480><c>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• 2, chapter 3.
• there would be chapter one chapter 2<00:29:28.919><c> chapter</c><00:29:29.200><c> 3</c><00:29:29.519
• <c> it</c><01:32:48.360><c> and</c><01:32:48.520><c> then</c><01:32:48.840><c> what</c><01:32:49.040>
• :49.600><c> at</c><01:32:49.840><c> at</c><01:32:50.040><c> the</c><01:32:50.480><c> 143</c><01:32:51.440
• the</c><01:32:58.119><c> 143</c><01:32:58.800><c> is</c><01:32:59.000><c> the</c><01:32:59.239><c> general

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The subcommittee met to review the lapse extensions in the back of House Bill 25, which governs capital budget appropriations and bonding. Members were walked through how the bill is structured: section 1 covers general, federal, and other funds; section 2 covers highway fund appropriations; later sections authorize borrowing, restrict spending to the stated purposes, and explain why community colleges and the university system operate through their boards of trustees. The chair also explained that lapse extensions are needed because capital projects can span multiple years, and that appropriations normally expire at the end of the biennium unless extended. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on how to identify unspent balances and whether they should be extended, repurposed, or allowed to lapse. Members discussed that if a project is complete or an agency confirms it no longer needs the money, the remaining balance can be reused for another project or, if not needed, lapse back. The committee also reviewed the meaning of bill references and chapter numbers, and how to read prior-year appropriations and extensions in the worksheet. One example discussed was a 2023 Department of Administrative Services courthouse generators item, and members noted that some agencies may rely on encumbered balances rather than explicit lapse extensions, though the chair said he prefers including the extension for flexibility. The committee identified at least one specific change: the Jeffrey Ringe CTE renovation was removed from the governor’s recommended budget because the required local match was not approved, freeing about $18.5 million for possible reuse. Later, the chair noted that lapse extension 49 on the worksheet was no longer needed and could be removed, leaving an unspent balance of $81,500 available for repurposing. The discussion also referenced a Department of Transportation item, Caroline Stratford Freight Rail Improvements, which the agency asked to keep alive through a lapse extension so the funds would not expire on June 30. No formal votes were taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:32:08.480><c> Hill</c><00:32:08.720><c> is</c><00:32:08.960><c> correct</c><00:32:09.200><c>
• That is correct.<00:32:13.440><c> Um,</c><00:32:13.760><c> I</c><00:32:13.919><c> do</c><00:32:14.080
• ><c> want</c><00:32:14.159><c> to</c><00:32:14.240><c> point</c><00:32:14.399><c> out</c><00:32:14.640
• c> all</c><00:32:21.679><c> of</c><00:32:21.679><c> a</c><00:32:21.840><c> sudden</c><00:32:22.080><c
• > we</c><00:32:25.120><c> were</c><00:32:25.279><c> to</c><00:32:25.440><c> pass</c><00:32:25.600><c>

Bills: HF3698, HF4243, HF4239, HF4241, HF4242, HF4240

Keywords: libraries, electronic books, digital audiobooks, licensing agreements, public access, campaign finance, elections, political contributions, disclosure, reporting thresholds, economic interest statements, financial disclosure, ethics, public officials, local officials, metropolitan governmental unit, metropolitan area, candidate filings, principal campaign committee, political committee

Transcript Highlights:

• Um,<00:32:32.000><c> drug</c><00:32:32.320><c> diversion</c><00:32:32.799><c> by</c><00:32:32.960><c>
• <00:32:35.919><c> not</c><00:32:36.080><c> only</c><00:32:36.240><c> in</c><00:32:36.399><c> this</c>
• but<00:32:37.039><c> nationwide</c><00:32:37.760><c> and</c><00:32:38.000><c> our</c><00:32:38.640><
• ><c> right</c><00:32:40.559><c> now</c><00:32:40.799><c> are</c><00:32:41.039><c> not</c><00:32:41.279
• .<00:32:52.320><c> The</c><00:32:52.559><c> board</c><00:32:52.960><c> is</c><00:32:53.200><c> not</c

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The joint hearing opened with SB 1442, which would update the statute governing the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Division and clarify its role as the state Medicaid provider of intensive mental health services for children and adolescents with serious emotional disturbance. The Department of Health testified in strong support, saying the current statute is outdated and warning against any unfunded mandate because the division relies on federal funding and faces uncertainty about future resources. Written testimony from several organizations also supported the bill. The committees took no immediate action and said they would hold decision-making until later. The hearing then moved to SB 479 on ABLE savings accounts. The Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities and the Hawaii Disability Rights Center supported the measure, arguing that ABLE accounts help people with disabilities save money without losing benefits and that the state needs more outreach and staffing to expand participation. A testifier with a disability said the bill would help people keep Social Security and housing stability. The chair indicated an intention to move the bill forward, and asked about funding; the discussion settled on a requested appropriation of about $75,000 for incentives. Next, SB 1245 on reimbursement of pharmacists drew broad support from the Hawaii Pharmacists Association, rural pharmacies, the Hawaii Primary Care Association, and others, who said the bill would improve access to care, especially on neighbor islands and in rural communities, and help pharmacies participate in 340B-related services. The Insurance Division and HMSA raised concerns about bill language, saying it could be read to cover pharmacists outside an insurer’s network and that the scope of reimbursable services needed clarification; the pharmacists’ association said the bill is intended to apply only to in-network pharmacists and should continue to reference existing scope-of-practice law. The hearing also took up SB 1279, which would allow pharmacists to authorize medications via telehealth under certain circumstances. The State Board of Pharmacy opposed the bill, citing patient safety, a pilot project with reported errors, concerns about controlled substances and unregulated technicians, and the view that in-person pharmacist services are safer and already available on the affected islands. Several pharmacies and health care groups supported the measure as a way to preserve 340B access and improve service on Lānaʻi and Molokaʻi, while some local pharmacies said they already provide in-person service and opposed remote dispensing. No votes were taken in the portion of the hearing provided.

Transcript Highlights:

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• </c><00:32:21.760><c> She's</c><00:32:21.919><c> a</c><00:32:22.080><c> I</c><00:32:22.240><c> vote</
• No vote<00:32:24.159><c> on</c><00:32:24.399><c> 1164,</c><00:32:25.200><c> 1168,</c><00:32:25.919><c
• </c><00:32:32.960><c> no</c><00:32:33.279><c> votes</c><00:32:33.600><c> on</c><00:32:33.840><c> 1178
• </c><00:32:41.600><c> I</c><00:32:42.000><c> request</c><00:32:42.320><c> to</c><00:32:42.480><c> be<

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Chapter 120 requires JAPAC to certify rules prior to adoption.
• Chapter 120 requires JAPSI to certify rules prior to adoption.
• This afternoon, the committee is to consider 32 proposed objections, excuse me, directed at 32 specific
• There is no provision in Chapter 120 for a rule to sunset.
• The sunset of one rule may affect all of the other rules within the chapter.

Summary: The Joint Administrative Procedures Committee met for its first meeting of the year, with roll call and member introductions followed by an orientation on the committee’s role in reviewing agency rulemaking. Staff explained that JAPAC/JAPSI oversees whether agency rules stay within statutory authority, reviews proposed and existing rules under Chapter 120, and can recommend objections when rules enlarge, modify, or contravene enabling statutes. The committee also adopted its biennial rules of procedure by motion and roll-call vote. The main substantive item was staff’s recommended objections to 32 existing Agency for Health Care Administration rules. Staff said the common issue was a sunset provision added to rules, which they argued is not authorized by Chapter 120 because rules may be amended or repealed only through formal rulemaking, not allowed to expire automatically. Staff noted the sunset language could create confusion and affect interrelated rules, and recommended formal objections. The chair reported that he and the vice chair had met with the agency, which agreed to work on compliance and amend the language. No public testimony was offered. After brief committee discussion, including questions about timing, the chair said the agency would return with a compliance proposal at the next scheduled meeting, likely in February. The committee deferred further action on the 32 recommended objections until that meeting, and the meeting adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• :02.200><c> um</c><00:32:03.200><c> and</c><00:32:03.360><c> then</c><00:32:03.559><c> moving</c><00:
• 32:03.960><c> on</c><00:32:04.399><c> to</c><00:32:05.399><c> uh</c> Corrections um and then moving on
• <00:32:06.480><c> tends</c><00:32:06.720><c> to</c><00:32:06.840><c> be</c><00:32:07.000><c> one</c><
• ><c> usually</c><00:32:14.279><c> if</c><00:32:14.519><c> a</c><00:32:14.919><c> local</c> development
• :32:18.480><c> agency</c><00:32:19.120><c> it's</c><00:32:19.320><c> found</c><00:32:19.679><c> here<

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• House Bill 2476, amending Sections 32-701, 32-731, and 32-743, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to
• Section 32-701, 32-731, and 32-743, Arizona Revised Statutes, relating to certified public accountants
• House Bill 2756, amending Title 30, Chapter 2, and Title 40, Chapter 2, Article 1, Arizona Revised Statutes
• House Bill 2877, amending Sections 32-2101, 32-2101.21, 32-2124, 32-2125.01, and 32-2134, relating to
• House Bill 2953, amending Sections 32-1904 and 32-1927, A.R.S., relating to the Arizona State Board of

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and several guest introductions and proclamations, including recognition of Dr. Victoria Tannenbaum as Doctor of the Day, Lutheran Day at the Legislature, a veterans treatment court judge, and Adrian Ace Stubbs Day. Attendance was recorded at 56 present, one absent, and three excused. The chamber then moved through communications, committee reports, and first/second readings before beginning a long third-reading calendar. Members considered and voted on a wide range of bills covering tax administration, groundwater and water rights, licensing timeframes, homicide, school employee transparency, mining, retirement system cleanup, utility regulation, AI and digital privacy, sexual extortion, adult protective services, salvage vehicles, veterinary board changes, geological survey reorganization, court fees, real estate licensing, probation, and several education-related appropriations and policy measures. Many bills passed on largely party-line votes, while others passed overwhelmingly or unanimously. Several members explained votes on issues such as superintendent contract transparency, ESA administration funding, mining reclamation, water supply and drought policy, motorcycle safety, AI and adult-content verification, and abortion-pill coercion. The House also passed multiple concurrent resolutions and memorials, including measures on election administration, Judea and Samaria, Route 66, and a memorial to rename State Route 69. Election-related debate was especially pointed, with supporters arguing for precinct-based voting and opponents warning of cost, reduced access, and logistical burdens. The chamber then moved into Committee of the Whole to begin consideration of measures on Calendar No. 1, starting with HB 2174 and related amendments.

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> this</c><00:32:09.880><c> section</c><00:32:10.279><c> 12</c><00:32:11.240><c> uh</c><00:32:11.399
• 11.960><c> effect</c><00:32:12.240><c> on</c><00:32:12.399><c> July</c><00:32:12.720><c> 1st</c><00:32
• 00:32:17.120><c> that</c><00:32:17.320><c> the</c><00:32:17.559><c> actual</c><00:32:18.320><c> uh</c
• <00:32:22.279><c> agencies</c><00:32:22.919><c> not</c><00:32:23.159><c> does</c><00:32:23.320><c> not
• department<00:32:31.519><c> and</c><00:32:31.639><c> the</c><00:32:31.760><c> commissioner</c><00:32

Bills: HF1, HF779, HF1034

Keywords: Office of Inspector General, inspector general, legislative audit, fraud prevention, waste and abuse, public funds, grant oversight, state grants, grant management, whistleblower protection, retaliation, subpoena power, data practices, government transparency, accountability, law enforcement referrals, sanctions, debarment, payment withholding, public assistance fraud

Transcript Highlights:

• 33, Section 1; Laws 2025, Section 1; Laws 2028, Chapter 303, Section 1; and Laws 2020, Chapter 305,
• House Bill 08, amending Section 32-1616, 32-1614, 32-1613, and 32-1664-05, relating to the Arizona State
• House bill, 08, and I'm making section 32, 16, 16, 06, 32, 16, 14, 14, 14, 14, 14, 4 and 3, 32, 16, 64
• amended by Laws 2025, Chapter 211, Section 1, and Laws 2025, Chapter 21-C, Section 2.
• Senate Bill 1214, enacting Title 32, Chapter 32, as a set of rules related to the practice of medicine

Summary: The meeting began with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, attendance, and a guest introduction for Deputy Frank Sloop. The Senate then moved through multiple Committee of the Whole calendars, with most measures receiving do-pass recommendations after brief explanations and, in several cases, floor amendments. Topics included public records, capital outlay review, local government, taxation, state budget implementation, higher education appropriations, utility regulation, towing regulation, homeowners association disclosures, nursing board regulation, veteran services, criminal justice, human services, K-12 education, state property management, and the continuation of the Arizona State Board of Nursing. Several bills were amended on the floor before receiving favorable recommendations. House Bill 2114 on motorcycle-related provisions was amended to require that at least one registered owner be legally licensed to operate a motorcycle in Arizona. House Bill 2397 on HOA/condominium disclosures was amended to change disclosure timing and fee rules and make other conforming changes. House Bill 2408 on nursing board regulatory action was amended to remove a clear-and-convincing-evidence burden in disciplinary matters and clarify complaint-sharing procedures. House Bill 2957 on driver’s license/handheld provisions, House Bill 2305 on towing regulation, and House Bill 2321 on DCS-related reporting also received amendments before do-pass recommendations. The largest item was Senate Bill 1847, the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act. Senators offered extensive floor amendments affecting agriculture, corrections, criminal justice, school safety, law enforcement equipment, vehicle theft task force funding, liquor licensing, and other budget items. During third reading and debate on the budget, Democratic senators praised negotiated gains such as funding for aging services, food assistance, civil legal aid, school meals, heat relief, and a three-year moratorium on new data center tax incentives, while criticizing border-related funding, ESA/voucher policy, and cuts to higher education and adult education. One member’s remarks were ruled dilatory after repeated off-topic comments, and the ruling of the chair was sustained by a 16-12 vote. The transcript ends with additional budget-related explanation of votes continuing after the budget’s third reading.