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• We'll send the committee a copy of the Clean Slate Initiative policy paper on the... ...Clean Slate Initiative
• I'm here for the Clean Slate bill.
• So Clean Slate is not just about justice. It's about jobs.
• Clean Slate policies transform lives and strengthen communities.
• I can speak at all you have for the Clean Slate Initiative. Thank you.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee heard testimony on a wide range of criminal justice, victim services, and records-sealing bills. Early testimony focused on H.1811, the Clean Slate automated record-sealing bill, with supporters arguing that automatic sealing after existing waiting periods would remove barriers to jobs, housing, and education without changing eligibility rules. Advocates from legal aid, business, and housing organizations said the current petition-based system is underused, burdensome, and costly, while opponents of expanding surveillance-related laws urged the committee to preserve privacy protections. The committee also heard testimony on H.1693, which would immediately seal records in cases ending without conviction and clarify the presumption of innocence, with speakers describing how dismissed cases still create lasting collateral consequences and prevent people from moving forward. No votes were taken during the hearing. Several bills centered on victim safety and domestic violence. Senator Michael Moore testified for S.1201, which would keep child-protective orders in effect even if the parent or guardian who filed them dies, and for S.1204, which would update the wiretap statute. Multiple survivors and advocates supported S.1215 and S.1222, arguing for a narrow wiretap defense for recordings made to document threats or abuse and for making GPS tampering a separate felony offense. Testifiers described situations in which GPS devices were cut off or disabled and said current law leaves victims at risk and gives abusers too much leeway. The committee also heard emotional testimony on H.1685/S.1238, a bill prompted by the suicide of Stavri Yanka in custody, with the sponsor, his mother, and the sheriff describing the need for better information-sharing so suicide-risk information follows a person into custody. Law enforcement and prosecutors supported several due-process and dangerousness-related bills. MassCOP, the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, and the State Police Association backed H.1828/S.1039/S.1235, which would require de novo Superior Court review for POST Commission suspensions over two weeks or decertifications, arguing officers need a meaningful appeal beyond administrative review. The committee also heard support for H.1691, expanding the dangerousness statute to additional offenses; Bristol County District Attorney Quinn said the changes would let prosecutors seek detention in serious cases such as child rape and manslaughter when facts warrant it. In contrast, the Committee for Public Counsel Services opposed expanding dangerousness detention, warning that pretrial detention causes serious harms and disproportionately affects Black and Hispanic defendants. The hearing also included testimony on H.1654/S.1063 to enhance victims’ rights and H.1525, which would rename and expand community corrections into community justice programs, with supporters emphasizing reentry, reduced stigma, and broader service access.

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• claim, alleging of both federal and sexist law.
• I know you initially claimed that this wasn't as bad.
• Through our claim center, a lot of times we identify a lot of issues when people come in to claim a prize
• And then you want us to come in there and clean it up for you.
• I think he claimed about $10 million in various states.

Bills: SB 28, SB 687, SJR 34, SCR 9, SB 523, SB 62, SB 847, SB 706, SB 869, SB 890, SB 992

Keywords: lottery, gambling, internet gaming, mobile application, criminal offenses, SB 687, land surveyor, land surveying, surveying services, construction contract, anti-indemnity, indemnity, hold harmless, defense obligation, standard of care, professional negligence, civil practice and remedies code, local government code, governmental agency, public contracts

Summary: The meeting was a crucial session for discussing several important bills including SB992, which aims to establish a clear time frame for the Attorney General's approval on outside legal counsel for state agencies. Senator Nichols presented the bill, emphasizing its necessity for timely responses to ensure efficient legal processing. Another notable discussion centered around SB523, which seeks to allow parole and probation officers to use a business address on their driver's licenses for safety and security purposes. This bill passed favorably out of the committee, with public testimony supporting the need for such provisions due to the risks these officers face.

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• Any of those Texas Tort Claims Act procedures in the bill. Any reason why?
• You claim to have integrity, but no one wants to have accountability for what happened.
• only adds up quickly if there are tons and tons of claims. ...incidents, and there are.
• They did provide me with a personnel record in 2022, but that personnel record was cleaned up.
• the claim.

Keywords: 1185, senate, all

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• Unfortunately, oftentimes those come back very clean.
• If they've come back clean three years in a row, do we have to do something about it?
• Sometimes a provider will add a modifier to a claim to get it to go through the system.
• Um, if we're going to do claims reviews, I need. nurse to review the claims.
• Have you processed claims for him for the last six months?

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• property tax, the licenses, the insurance, and they should be able to see every bit of that in one clean
• In defense of my school district, they claimed they didn't even know they were doing it.
• But I'm not commercial property, and they don't claim it as commercial property.
• No tax increase claims.
• They have to have a clean and active license, a background check, and they have to have their fees paid

Summary: The House established a quorum and then moved to House bills for perfection and printing. House Bill 2189, sponsored by the gentleman from Jasper, would allow five-year vehicle registrations, eliminate the current odd/even model-year registration rule, and limit the five-year option to vehicles six years old or newer. Members asked about emissions and safety inspections, insurance verification, and personal property tax compliance; the sponsor said the Department of Revenue could track those items electronically and that the bill was intended to simplify registration for citizens. House Amendment 1, which set the five-year fee at $45, was adopted, and the bill was then perfected and printed as amended. The House then took up House Committee Substitute for House Bill 1790, a “fair ballot language” bill. The sponsor said it would require clearer ballot language for local tax levies, including stating tax rates in cents and their dollar impact, labeling propositions alphabetically, requiring disclosure when a measure would nullify a prior voter-approved sunset, and closing a loophole in the Hancock Amendment so taxing entities still roll back levies after reassessment while retaining voter-approved increases. Members generally supported the transparency goals, and a brief amendment adding a comma to existing statutory language was adopted. The committee substitute was then adopted, perfected, and printed. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2178 was then considered, with several amendments. House Amendment 1, offered by the gentleman from Pike, capped assessment increases at 15% over two years and provided a tax credit for amounts above that threshold; after a roll call, it was adopted 92-43. House Amendment 2, from the gentleman from Clay, prevented assessors from reclassifying short-term rental properties from residential to commercial solely because of short-term rental use; it was adopted after debate over whether LLC-owned properties should be treated differently. House Amendment 3, from the gentleman from Jackson, incorporated ballot-language provisions from earlier bills to require clearer labeling and disclosure on property tax measures, and it was adopted. House Amendment 4, also from the gentleman from Jackson, required assessors to disclose valuation methods and supporting data, set a 30-day refund deadline with interest for late refunds, and allowed taxpayers to recover certain litigation costs when appeals succeed; it too was adopted. The bill then continued with discussion of Hancock-by-subclass and related property tax issues, with members debating how the proposal would affect residential, commercial, and agricultural taxpayers.

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• Substitute Senate Bill 5845 is the bill that relates to the timing of claims payments.
• Currently the bill only applies to claims payments to participating providers.
• that are simple and clean.
• And then there's concern that it could result in more denials of claims.
• And then there's concerns that it could result in more denials of claims.

Bills: SB5915, SB6025, SJM8002

Keywords: SB 5915, health technology assessment, HTA, clinical committee, medical technology review, coverage determination, state-purchased health care, Washington health care, RCW, evidence-based medicine, cost-effectiveness, safety and efficacy, Medicare coverage, national coverage determination, clinical guidelines, patient advocacy, public comment, medical necessity, rare disease, life-threatening disease

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• I'm not opposed to the idea of cleaning up statute. I think we should do that.
• designed so that someone who is injured or in financial distress does not sign away most of their claim
• designed so that someone who is injured or in financial distress does not sign away most of their claim
• the language as you have drafted now would not allow for any domestic terror organizations to be claimed
• for punitive damages being filed through... ...claims for punitive damages being filed through trusts

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• Lastly, it establishes court requirements for an expedited judicial review of a malicious delay claim
• from a class one misdemeanor to a classified felony for an individual who knowingly submits a false claim
• from a class one misdemeanor to a classified felony for an individual who knowingly submits a false claim
• of Fee-for-Service Management to notify a person or entity of any administrative deficiencies in a claim
• This bill, as you heard, requires Access to notify providers within 72 hours of receiving a claim.

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Summary: The caucus reviewed a long list of Senate bills and memorials across several policy areas, with most items presented as consent or third-read measures and little debate. Topics included special license plates for the Arizona Space Commission, local land-use and housing restrictions, liquor regulation updates, limits on municipal delays in permitting and exactions, election equipment security and timekeeping requirements, precinct committeeman vacancy procedures, assisted living and deed-fraud measures, a Freedom of Speech Monument committee, renaming Wesley Bolin Plaza, and a ban on gender transition procedures for minors. Members also discussed health and human services bills on behavioral health technician standards, Medicaid billing during ownership changes, breast cancer screening cost-sharing, naturopathic IV administration authority, safe-haven newborn surrender at hospitals, and access claim-processing timelines. The Judiciary portion covered probation limits for dangerous crimes against children, a civil cause of action related to prohibited gender reassignment surgery on minors, elimination of the statute of limitations for failure to register as a sex offender, probation incentive calculations, victim-rights expense recovery, unlawful flight penalties, vulnerable adult theft definitions, motor fuel theft, unlawful alerting, and evidence rules in sexual-assault-related hearings. In discussion, members asked for clarifications on several bills, including the definitions of “malicious” delay, internet access on election equipment, the scope of the breast screening bill, and the meaning of unlawful alerting. Supporters repeatedly described bills as common-sense, fraud-prevention, patient-access, or public-safety measures, while one member noted a no vote on extending the Vulnerable Adult System Study Committee. Additional measures in land, agriculture, water, public safety, and transportation included foreign-entity restrictions on land transactions, limits on transporting Mexican gray wolf puppies, water reuse and groundwater fee extensions, a larger water supply revolving fund loan cap, congressional memorials on EPA authority and the San Carlos irrigation project, expanded traumatic event counseling coverage, reimbursement of legal costs for certain disciplined law enforcement officers, data sharing with the federal government on unauthorized aliens, roadable aircraft registration, motor vehicle booting rules, military-property sign placement, a towing and impound study committee, photo enforcement penalties, and highway renaming memorials. No roll-call votes were described in the transcript, and the meeting ended after the transportation items and memorials were completed.

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• Members, many of us do not like the claims bill process.
• Many in this committee have tried to reform claims bill process, and this is a bill really that I see
• Here's my problem with the claims bill process. Sanchez-Mayen lost his legs.
• I just want to highlight one of the problems again with the claims bill process is that people have to
• If you think you have been wronged by a court order or by an arrest or by a claim, that's fine.

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• Meridian of Grafton speaks to the advanced clean car regulations. It was read in the negative. Mr.
• Lombardo of Billerica's Amendment Number 405 speaks to the advanced clean car regulations.
• Particularly when protections for clean air and clean water are under attack, Massachusetts continues
• This year's budget provides $25 million for the Clean Energy Center, which is a crucial hub for growth
• energy development, and creating jobs in the clean energy sector.

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Summary: The House met in a session centered on the FY26 budget, especially the Energy and Environmental Affairs and Labor/Economic Development sections, while also taking time to recognize several championship teams and other guests. Early in the day, the chamber adopted a set of commemorative resolutions, including observances for Apraxia Awareness Day, International Celiac Awareness Day, and Jewish American Heritage Month. Members also welcomed Franklin High’s cheerleading and boys basketball champions, Winthrop boys hockey champions, St. Mary’s of Lynn girls basketball champions, Holy Trinity School students, and later Boston Celtics guard Drew Holiday and Lauren Holiday. The most contentious debate involved amendments related to Massachusetts’ climate and clean-car policies. Representative Lombardo offered amendments to delay or repeal ACC2/zero-emission vehicle requirements and to convert climate mandates into goals rather than requirements, arguing the rules were unrealistic, costly, and harmful to dealers, consumers, and the economy. Opponents said the House had already addressed the issue, and that climate and energy policy should remain under review through a public process. The House rejected Lombardo’s ACC2-related amendments, including after a ruling of the Chair was upheld by roll call, and later adopted a consolidated Energy and Environmental Affairs amendment by a wide margin. The House then adopted a consolidated Labor and Economic Development amendment and ultimately passed the FY26 budget to be engrossed. Supporters highlighted major funding for environmental protection, parks, fish and game, clean energy, food insecurity programs, agricultural support, economic development, tourism, and an immigration legal assistance fund. The chamber also observed a moment of silence for Molly McGovern, and at the end of the session adopted an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. before adjourning.

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• We recognize the need to expand family-wage job opportunities and clean energy in Washington State.
• We recognize the need to expand family wage job opportunities and clean energy in Washington State.
• A clean energy project, as clean energy projects continue to grow statewide, local counties are not receiving
• I'm providing testimony on behalf of Clean Air Task Force, a U.S.
• -based climate and clean energy organization, in support of Senate Bill 6355.

Summary: The committee took up executive action on the capital budget, Proposed Substitute Senate Bill 6003, and several policy bills. Staff described amendments to the capital budget that shifted funding among behavioral health, local/community projects, irrigation projects, and juvenile rehabilitation capacity, plus a technical fix to the water pollution control revolving program. The committee adopted Senator Dozier’s budget-neutral amendment and a technical amendment, then advanced the amended capital budget to the Rules Committee. It also moved House Bills 2441, 2124, 2471, 2133, 2610, and 2338 forward with due-pass recommendations, and advanced Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2251 on Climate Commitment Act accounts to the Transportation Committee after adopting two amendments and withdrawing three others. A major public hearing focused on Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2034, which would terminate and restate LEOFF Plan 1 in 2029, transfer surplus assets, and direct portions to the Climate Commitment Account and the pension funding stabilization account. Staff said the plan is currently about 160% funded and explained the bill’s IRS-review process, statute of limitations, and estimated implementation costs. Testimony was sharply divided: some retirees, firefighters, counties, and cities opposed the bill as an improper use of pension assets and urged benefit enhancements or protection of local medical obligations, while others supported using the surplus for broader public purposes. No vote was taken on the bill during the hearing. The committee also heard House Bill 2179 on PERS coverage for certain port workers, with ports and the Washington Public Ports Association supporting clarification for railroad employees covered by the federal railroad retirement system. House Bill 1069, allowing Department of Corrections employees to bargain over supplemental retirement benefits, drew support from Teamsters and corrections workers, while House Bill 2091, expanding employee-information sharing with bargaining representatives, drew union support and privacy objections from Washington Policy Center. Finally, Second Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1210 on targeted urban area tax preferences drew support from labor, local governments, and project proponents, and opposition from contractor groups and environmental advocates over project labor agreement requirements and nuclear-related concerns; Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1408 on community preservation and development authorities and Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1974 on land bank authorities for affordable housing were also heard, with both receiving supportive testimony from community and housing advocates.

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• While some claim that heated tobacco products are less harmful, the... tobacco products are less harmful
• Tobacco companies claim that they're less harmful than conventional cigarettes, but there is little evidence
• to demonstrate this claim, especially in the long term.
• We've looked at this; we have these model clean rooms where we model, say, a... clean rooms where we

Bills: HB30, HB263, HB357, HB359, SB60, SB102, HB30

Keywords: elections, post-election audit, election audit, risk-limiting audit, ballot audit, election integrity, voter confidence, Secretary of State, judge of probate, canvassing board, poll watchers, ballot containers, manual tally, recount, county election, statewide election, general election, absentee ballots, provisional ballots, election transparency

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• Just notwithstanding any other claim, the limit's going to be that two years.
• PBMs claim... Other states are recognizing a need for this.
• PBMs claim that they save consumers money, yet drug costs and premiums keep rising.
• Senate Bill 2112 is, I could say, clean-up language.
• So this is kind of cleaning up the, uh-oh.

Bills: SB65, SB248, SB330, SB378, SB844, SB1330, SB1410, SB1475, SB1476, SB1565, SB1618, SB1623, SJR39, SJR47, SB2084, SB1655, SB1679, SB2174, SB1775, SB1873, SB1204, SB1884, SB1916, SB1937, SB1447, SB1500, SB2007, SB2074, SB1944, SB2018, SB1984, SB2026, SB2045, SB2049, SB2062, SB2112, SB2118, SB2127, SB2134, SB2135, SB2139, SB2154, SB1195

Keywords: SB65, naloxone, Narcan, opioid overdose, overdose reversal, opioid antagonist, emergency opioid antagonist, substance abuse services, harm reduction, public health, overdose prevention, good samaritan, civil immunity, criminal immunity, controlled substances, addiction treatment, fentanyl, opioid crisis, school overdose response, first aid

Summary: The Senate first considered Senate Bill 1623, a measure updating the state charter for state-regulated credit unions to make them more competitive with federal credit unions. Two amendments were adopted: one changing certain board authority language from “shall” to “may,” and another restoring the title. Supporters said the bill was the product of years of negotiation with bankers and credit unions and would not affect national banks; after questions about membership expansion and census-tract service areas, the bill passed 44-0. The chamber then took up Senate Joint Resolution 39, which would send to voters a constitutional amendment lowering annual caps on assessed-value growth for homestead and agricultural property from 3% to 1%, and for other property from 5% to 3%. Proponents argued it would slow property-tax growth, help seniors and fixed-income homeowners stay in their homes, and not reduce government revenue but only slow future growth; opponents warned it would reduce local revenue growth for schools, counties, infrastructure, and bonding capacity, and would disproportionately benefit higher-value property owners. The resolution passed 38-8, and the special-election referral also passed 38-8. Senate Joint Resolution 47, which would place current voter ID requirements into the Constitution, also advanced and passed 39-8, with the special-election provision passing by the same margin. Supporters said it simply constitutionalized existing law requiring proof of identity and would preserve election security; critics said Oklahoma already has voter ID rules, the measure was unnecessary, and the language could create uncertainty for absentee voters and future changes. Debate also touched on provisional ballots, military and overseas voting, and whether the measure would make future adjustments harder. Later, Senate Bill 2084 passed 35-7 and as an emergency measure. The bill limits wrongful-termination settlements for faculty members at higher education institutions to two times annual salary, including pay and accrued benefits. Supporters said it would provide certainty for universities and regents; questions focused on tenure, free-speech claims, and how the cap would interact with existing tort limits. The Senate also passed Senate Bill 1655 unanimously to allow Oklahoma Complete Health’s Children’s Specialty Program to contact adoptive parents and offer continued voluntary services for post-adoption children, and Senate Bill 1679 was introduced as the “Preserving Oklahoma Values Act,” aimed at codifying adherence to the U.S. and Oklahoma Constitutions and rejecting foreign law, with debate beginning over its enforcement and scope.

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• So you see the purpose of clean needles, but at the same point, you know, if there's a bunch of dirty
• needles lying around the street, or you're a kid playing with whatever, trying even trying to clean
• And in doing that, we didn't just clean up the definitions.
• And in doing that, we didn't just clean up the definitions.
• And um, in doing that, we didn't just clean up the definitions.

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• But fundamentally, good bill, clean bill, and I ask the body to support it.
• But fundamentally, good bill, clean bill, and I ask the body to support it.
• It cleans up a loophole with regards to hands-free driving.
• If you claim to back the blue, you're going to be a no vote on this bill, or a present vote.
• And I don’t foresee making any claims that she’s cheated. I think she’ll win.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer, approved the previous day’s journal by a 120-0 roll call, and suspended House Rule 98 by a vote of 87-32 to allow members to wear hats on the floor. Members also introduced several special guests, including the Eugene High School Class 2 basketball champions, family members, and a guest in a notable hat. A member then used a personal privilege speech to criticize a recent U.S. Supreme Court voting-rights decision and warn about the weakening of democracy and minority voting power. The chamber received committee reports recommending passage of House Substitute for House Bill 2426 and Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Bill 863. It then agreed to a conference on the property-tax omnibus bill, Senate Substitute for Senate Committee Substitute for Senate Bills 1066 and 1088. On third reading, House Bill 3329 passed 142-0 to repeal expired tax credits, and House Bill 3405 passed 138-0 to clean up SALT-related tax deduction language and improve Department of Revenue administration. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2426, a parental-rights bill that also included a school financial-ledger requirement, failed on third reading 70-60 after opposition argued it would burden schools and duplicate existing transparency rules. The House also passed House Committee Substitute for Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Bill 1233 by 129-6 after adopting amendments that removed interstate licensure compacts and adjusted professional licensing and nursing-home physical exam provisions. Senate Bill 1408, the highway-speed-limit bill, drew the day’s most extended debate; supporters said it would let MoDOT raise rural interstate limits to 75 mph and modernize transportation policy, while opponents raised safety, inspection, and funding concerns. After multiple amendments were adopted, including changes on inspections, driver education, hands-free enforcement, and specialty license plates for women’s professional sports, the bill passed 82-53. Finally, Senate Substitute No. 2 for Senate Bill 863, creating a five-member interscholastic athletic oversight commission and appeals process for MSHSAA-related decisions, was taken up at the end of the transcript, with questions focused on the commission’s authority and the quasi-public nature of MSHSAA.

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• So we understand the concerns that have been raised regarding interconnection. ...clean energy goals.
• include focusing on whether Caltrans adequately resolved concerns from potential buyers or tenants claiming
• include focusing on whether CalTrans adequately resolved concerns from potential buyers or tenants claiming
• And we should not be weaponizing the auditor to punish people who bring valid claims to court.
• the auditor to punish the should not be weaponizing the auditor to punish people who bring valid claims

Summary: The committee met as a subcommittee because it initially lacked a quorum, heard a status update from State Auditor Grant Parks, and reviewed several new audit requests. Parks reported that 10 previously requested audits were underway, with most expected to be released in spring/summer and one pesticide audit still pending; he also noted ongoing litigation with Huntington Beach over a 2024 audit. He said the office had grown to just over 200 employees and could start about five new JALAC audits between April and July. The committee also noted that one Prop. 28 request was being held and one PUC-related request was moved off consent to the regular calendar. Senator Cervantes presented an audit request on California fusion centers, arguing they operate with little public oversight and may collect, share, and store sensitive information without adequate transparency or safeguards. Supporters, including former FBI agent Mike German and ACLU California Action, said fusion centers function as secretive intelligence-sharing hubs that can produce inaccurate or biased reports and may undermine privacy and civil liberties. Parks said the audit would examine the State Threat Assessment Center and two local fusion centers, focusing on oversight, legal authority, data quality, unauthorized disclosure controls, use of private vendors, funding, and performance metrics, while warning of likely access and public-disclosure limitations. The request drew sharp opposition from Assembly Member DeMaio, who called it a politicized “witch hunt,” but public comment included support from the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Senator Allen then presented an audit of the Public Utilities Commission’s enforcement of Rule 21 interconnection timelines for customer-sited solar and storage projects. He and witnesses said utilities have repeatedly missed deadlines, causing long delays and added costs for schools, nonprofits, and other customers; CPUC staff responded that the commission adopted timelines and compliance benchmarks in 2020, publishes quarterly data, and is already pursuing the issue through workshops and an open proceeding. Parks said the audit would assess CPUC monitoring, enforcement tools, and reasons for utility noncompliance. Public comment was mixed, with solar advocates supporting the request and PG&E objecting on process grounds and arguing the commission’s ongoing proceeding should address the issue. Senator Perez, with Senator Fong, requested an audit of Caltrans’ administration of the former SR 710 corridor property sales and affordable housing program. They described tenant complaints about mold, pests, deferred maintenance, inconsistent pricing and eligibility information, and possible failures to inform residents of purchase rights; Caltrans said it is working to complete sales and has already closed 59 properties since fiscal year 2024-25. Parks said the audit would examine compliance with the Roberti Act, pricing, appraisals, communications, rent accounting, property maintenance, and follow-up on prior recommendations. Finally, Senator Umberg requested an audit of the Orange County Board of Education, citing transparency, litigation spending, charter authorization, procurement, and whistleblower concerns; after quorum was established, Parks said the audit would review Brown Act and Public Records Act compliance, public resource use, contracting, litigation costs, charter oversight, and retaliation complaints.

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• opportunity for governmental entities where there's a airport authority, county, city, whatever to clean
• > taxes but had a what would be a Grove taxes but had a what would be a Grove Act<00:25:12.120><c> claim
• And so I just Act claim to clear title.
• </c><00:25:21.800><c> Um</c><00:25:22.560><c> if</c> whatever to clean up the title.
• Um if whatever to clean up the title.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Broadband, GreenLatinos, Kids Climate Action Network, Living Desert Alliance, My Family Vota, Moms Clean
• Broadband, GreenLatinos, Kids Climate Action Network, Living Desert Alliance, My Family Vota, Moms Clean
• appropriation veterans; HB 4050, social middle practice; HB 461, social middle practice; HB 4601, clean
• 4053 high schools elected 455 appropriation veterans 40 50 50 southern social middle prefront 461 clean
• Attorney's Office in the district where the individual claims to reside, we are requiring these cases

Keywords: 1182, all

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• Broadband, Green Latinos, Kids Climate Action Network, Living Desert Alliance, My Family Vota, Moms Clean
• 4053, high schools; HB 455, appropriation veterans; HB 4050, southern social middle prefront; HB 461, clean
• 4053, high schools; HB 455, appropriation veterans; HB 4050, southern social middle prefront; HB 461, clean
• 4053 high schools elected 455 appropriation veterans 40 50 50 southern social middle prefront 461 clean
• Attorney's Office in the district where the individual claims to reside, we are requiring these cases

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several guest introductions and proclamations, including International Mother Language Day, Arizona Nurses’ Day, Environmental Day, Teamsters Local 104, and Arizona Aerospace Day. Attendance was recorded at 57 present, zero absent, and three excused. The chamber also announced committee meetings, bill referrals, and later adjourned until Thursday, February 12, 2026. The main floor action centered on House Bill 2785, a taxation measure tied to federal tax conformity. Members debated whether Arizona should conform to federal tax changes, with supporters arguing it would validate current tax forms and provide tax relief, and opponents warning it would mainly benefit wealthy taxpayers and corporations while reducing state revenue. The bill passed 32-26 with two not voting. The House then resolved into Committee of the Whole for two calendars of bills. In Committee of the Whole, the House advanced HB 2190, HB 2206, HB 2396, HB 2442, and HB 2448, all on health and human services topics, with amendments adopted on the first three. HB 2206 drew extended debate over SNAP payment error rates and whether the bill would impose an unfunded mandate and make benefits harder to access; supporters said it would reduce waste and save money, while opponents said it would set DES up for failure. HB 2396, which would restrict certain SNAP purchases, drew testimony over whether it would improve nutrition or unfairly limit low-income families and create a “food police” system. HB 2442 and HB 2448 also drew criticism over added SNAP work requirements and limits on agency waiver authority during recessions. The Committee later advanced HB 2688, HB 2689, HB 2690, HB 2796, and HB 2797, including bills on government staffing, hospital immigration-status data collection, unemployment benefits, SNAP eligibility/redeterminations, and fraud reporting. HB 2689 prompted sharp opposition over fears it would deter immigrants and mixed-status families from seeking medical care, while HB 2796 and HB 2797 were criticized as adding administrative burdens and duplicative SNAP checks. The House adopted the Committee of the Whole report, and a motion to amend the report to show HB 2689 failed was rejected 24-32.

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• ...used to deport them, who is going to clean people's yards, pick up after people?
• That's $102.5 million that they claim they cut from corporate subsidies.
• Democrat in this chamber voted against and that the governor vetoed, it cleaned it all up.
• That's $102.5 million that they claim they cut from corporate subsidies.
• They claim they cut, they added $3.67 in new ones. $3.67 to one.

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