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• </c> of this committee replied to my email of this committee replied to my email manually<00:33:56.240
• </c><01:15:43.679><c> and</c> know, your car shop to to address and know, your car shop to to address
• </c> exact address. exact address.
• , the business address.
• I think the only provision that could stop that person would be the address, the mailing address that

Committee: Senate Commerce

Transcript Highlights:

• You can address your concerns along the way. Representative Block. Thank you, Madam Chair.
• Animal Protection Voters supports House Bill 113 as a responsible approach to addressing animal care
• This is not just a humanitarian issue; it is a fiscal impact issue that needs to be addressed.
• I'm looking at my email and I don't see it.
• It was emailed. Thank you, Madam Chair. Into House Bill 113, 202 number 230146.1.

Committee: House House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• I've heard things about, like, bad addresses or like, what would this be?
• , I'm not sure if a wrong address specifically would be counted in that.
• I'm not sure if a wrong address specifically would be counted in that.
• You have them in your ledger packet and your email.
• Photo safety is a local tool to address local issues.

Bills: SB1024 , SB1032 , SB1059 , SB1062 , SB1064 , SB1097 , SCM1001 , SCR1004

Committee: Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Keywords: roadable aircraft, registration, vehicle title, license plates, aviation safety, corrections oversight, funding, state budget, criminal justice, reform, appropriation, Department of Transportation, right turn lane, traffic improvement, infrastructure funding, transportation funding, authorization, road improvements, intersection safety, transportation

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• </c><00:53:10.559><c> this</c> and you guys didn't really address this and you guys didn't really address
• May I ask the dean of SEAR to address this question as well?
• I think a grant aid process, although... to address this particular uh issue I to address this particular
• </c> life lastly I want to address life lastly I want to address misinformation<02:22:16.800><c> uh</
• </c><03:01:34.520><c> but</c> a lot a lot of questions to address but a lot a lot of questions to address

Summary: The joint House Agriculture and Food Systems and Tourism hearing focused on HB 189 and HB 966, both dealing with agricultural tourism. HB 189 would require counties to adopt ordinances governing review and permitting of agricultural tourism as secondary uses on working farms, require the principal agricultural use to pre-exist any tourism-related permit, and limit ag tourism to land where productive agriculture is occurring. HB 966 would create statewide uniform standards for agricultural tourism, require county registration of activities, require ag tourism to coexist with agricultural activity on a farming operation, and end the tourism use when agricultural activity ceases. Testimony on HB 189 was mixed. The Department of Agriculture and Kualoa Ranch opposed the bill, arguing that the proposed restrictions and income-based limits could burden bona fide farms and ranches, reduce flexibility for counties, and harm food production, jobs, and diversification efforts. Kualoa Ranch said ag tourism supports its food sales and community market and warned the bill could cost more than 350 jobs. The Hawaiʻi Cattlemen’s Council also opposed the measure for similar reasons. The Hawaiʻi Farmers Union supported the bill with suggested amendments, including clearer language around agricultural dedication. The Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau supported the intent of the bill but urged caution, saying ag tourism should remain tied to actual agricultural production and that counties need flexibility to address abuses without imposing overly rigid standards. Members discussed how to define a bona fide agricultural operation and whether property tax agricultural dedication could serve as a clearer qualifier. They also raised concerns about how counties would enforce revenue thresholds or separate accounting for tourism and farm income, and whether state law should better target clearly non-agricultural uses such as gondolas or other abusive developments. The Department of Agriculture and Farm Bureau said counties already have authority to regulate ag tourism through ordinances, but that any new standards should avoid unintended burdens on true farmers and ranchers. HB 966 was then introduced, and initial testimony again reflected support for the bill’s intent from some agricultural groups and opposition or caution from others. Kualoa Ranch said ag tourism can help educate visitors and support agriculture, the Hawaiʻi Farmers Union supported county flexibility, and the Hawaiʻi Farm Bureau reiterated concerns about the bill’s income comparison provisions and the need to distinguish legitimate agricultural tourism from misuse. No votes were taken during the hearing.

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• Um just email the committee my numbers.
• And I have emailed my testimony to you.
• And I have emailed my testimony to you.
• </c><02:24:27.120><c> the</c> The principal directed me to email the The principal directed me to email
• My email superintendent for my request.

Committee: Senate Education Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• safety and security of the Jewish community, address anti-Semitism, and continue to maintain...
• At some point we're going to have to address the need for...
• I also think we need to address what the Massachusetts way is.
• We did email you potential edits, and we'd love to discuss them.
• I don't know what open meeting law does to you, but there could also be email exchanges of ideas.

Summary: The Special Commission on Combating Antisemitism met to hear testimony from Chief James Hicks of the Natick Police Department, who chairs the Municipal Police Training Committee, and Chief Thomas Fowler of the Salisbury Police Department. They described the statewide civil-rights-officer model for hate-crime response, the HEART Unit, and MPTC training authority under POST, and urged the commission to recommend incorporating the IHRA definition of antisemitism into police training and to fund that effort. Commissioners asked about how law enforcement should handle antisemitic incidents that may not rise to crimes, the 2022 Mapping Project, masking during protests, and the role of HART; the chiefs said departments can update training quickly, that every department should have a trained civil-rights officer, and that HART’s expertise should be integrated statewide. The commission also approved the October 16, 2025 minutes after correcting an initial procedural error. The rest of the meeting focused on the draft report, especially the prefatory statement and the definition section. Commissioners broadly praised the report’s scope and the chairs’ work, but offered many edits aimed at tightening language, reducing advocacy tone, and clarifying the “Massachusetts way” of combating antisemitism. Several members wanted stronger emphasis on Massachusetts values, education, moral leadership, and the distinction between hate incidents, hate crimes, and statutory offenses; others urged clearer references to constitutional protections, First Amendment limits, and Attorney General review of legal statements. There was also discussion of whether to keep or remove references to alternative definitions of antisemitism: some commissioners argued that only the IHRA definition should be centered, while others said acknowledging other definitions was factually important and would reflect the range of testimony. Commissioners also raised specific substantive edits for later sections, including adding examples such as the 2022 Mapping Project, strengthening language on online intimidation, academic boycotts, and divestment campaigns, and clarifying that some conduct may be hateful even if lawful. In the higher education section, members praised recommendations on mandatory training, bystander intervention, trauma-informed responses, mental health supports, and campus climate surveys, while suggesting a few technical edits and additional best-practice examples. No final votes were taken on the draft report during this portion; the chairs said they would incorporate feedback into a revised draft before the remaining meetings and eventual vote.

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• Paternity, custody, and support can all be addressed after birth without requiring the parents to remain
• The second part of it is the delivery of encrypted message sent through email.
• The delivery of document using email electronic message shall satisfy the attachment, and I just want
• So they know to check their email for this because they signed up to receive these electronically, and
• they can also—and they're going to have an apparatus to be able to know that they opened that email

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then approved the House Journal by roll call vote, 114-1. Members spent a large portion of the morning introducing guests and recognizing visitors, including career and technical education students, FFA and FCCLA groups, school leaders, interns, a physician of the day, and a Black History Month personal privilege honoring inventor Alice H. Parker and her early central heating design. The chamber then took up several bills for perfection and printing. House Bill 1847, the Missouri Dental and Dental Hygienist Compact, was presented as a workforce and access-to-care measure; members cited dental shortages and broad professional support, and it was ordered perfected and printed. House Bill 1866, dealing with peace officer licensure, was presented as allowing the Department of Public Safety to deny applicants whose licenses were revoked or suspended elsewhere and to require U.S. citizenship; an amendment to allow lawful permanent residents who honorably served in the military to qualify was debated at length but failed 95-52, and the bill was then ordered perfected and printed. House Bill 1908, with a companion bill, was described by its sponsor as ending a Missouri rule that delays divorce when a spouse is pregnant; supporters framed it as a due process and safety issue, especially for abuse survivors, and it was adopted and ordered perfected and printed. House Bill 1961, creating temporary licensure and a compact for dietitians, and House Bill 2180, changing Department of Revenue notice delivery options for blind pension recipients and taxpayers to include first-class mail and electronic delivery, both drew support as workforce or accessibility measures and were ordered perfected and printed after amendments. House Bill 2591, which would let speech-language pathologists count clinical fellowship experience completed in any state toward Missouri licensure, also passed perfection and printing. The House then moved to announcements and recessed until 2 p.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• So Melissa is sending you guys, via email, the conference committee reports that you actually got back
• So House Bill 2133, and you should, by the way, I'll have the email from Melissa with all the conference
• To Representative Cabrera's point, I think the changes address some of the Motion Picture Association's
• On the floor when this bill was brought, I addressed the sponsor to provide the total outstanding fees

Summary: The caucus reviewed several bills and Senate or conference committee amendments, with members generally noting whether the sponsor intended to concur. HB 2749 would let courts enter a Class 1 misdemeanor conviction for certain lower-level felony convictions, with the Senate amendment requiring at least five years since completion of sentence before eligibility. HB 2082 would create a childhood cancer and rare childhood disease research commission and adjust funding rules, including a five-million-dollar threshold tied to appropriations or federal grants. HB 2096 would allow counties to seek WIFA assistance for cesspool remediation, with the Senate adding an alternative compliance path using ADEQ’s nonpoint source management plan. HB 4001 would regulate alternative nicotine products through the Department of Liquor Licensing and Control; members discussed whether some tobacco-related products remain outside the bill, tribal enforcement limits, and the absence of a tax provision. The presenter said the AG and governor support the bill. The caucus then shifted to conference committee bills. HB 2003 would lower the learner’s permit age from 15.5 to 15 and increase supervised driving time, but several members raised safety concerns and questioned whether the change was needed; the conference amendment would let current instruction permit holders qualify for a license after six months, while still requiring age 16 for licensure. HB 2133 would impose content-verification requirements for commercial websites publishing sexual material, with conference changes exempting pre-effective-date motion pictures and television programming. Members noted the Motion Picture Association still had concerns, though the changes addressed some retroactivity issues. HB 2874 would change campaign finance penalty rules, including a five-day publication requirement for committees owing late-filing penalties, a $5,000 cap on penalties per late report, and retroactive relief for certain inactive committees that filed no-contribution/no-expenditure reports and later terminated; one member said they still had not received the outstanding fee totals requested on the floor. HB 2010 would regulate digital goods sellers and refunds for revoked access to licensed digital content; the conference version kept a five-year refund structure but changed the refund amount to 20% per year, clarified refund procedures, and removed the refund requirement if alternative access is provided. The caucus took no votes in the transcript and ended after the bill presentations and questions.

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• This is an honorary designation only and does not alter traffic patterns, addresses, or jurisdiction,
• transactions and circumstances in which the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may use email
• SB 490 is the companion public records exemption bill for the DHSMV package to keep the email addresses

Committee: Senate Transportation

Transcript Highlights:

• We need their mailing address, residential address, email address, and telephone numbers so we can contact
• Smith can address that.
• Is that a department issue that needs to be addressed, or can you speak to that and address my concern
• Subpart 4 addresses decommissioning.
• Subpart 5 addresses interconnection.

Committee: All ALC-ADMINISTRATIVE RULES

Summary: The Administrative Rules Subcommittee reviewed a long agenda of agency rules, with most items approved without objection after brief presentations and no public comment. Early items included Department of Energy and Environment rules on landfill post-closure trust fund spending thresholds and liquefied petroleum gas standards, DFA’s electronic odometer disclosure rule, and several Department of Health rules covering ionizing radiation, mobile home and RV parks, lead-based paint, counseling board revisions, hearing instrument dispensers, athletic training, dental examiners, nursing, pharmacy, medical board, speech-language pathology and audiology, radiologic technology, massage therapy, community health workers, doula certification, and cosmetology/body art. Most of these changes were described as updates to match recent acts, federal standards, compact participation, fee adjustments, or cleanup/clarification, and the committee repeatedly approved them without objection. A substantial portion of the meeting focused on the Arkansas State Board of Nursing’s broad set of rule changes implementing multiple 2025 acts. Those changes included creating a dialysis patient care technician registry, updating contact information requirements, expanding APRN authority to delegate certain tasks, clarifying death certificate and pronouncement authority, allowing substitution of therapeutically equivalent medications, permitting purchase of compounded products, and updating certified medication assistant rules and training standards. Members asked detailed questions about the meaning of therapeutically equivalent substitutions, delegation limits, compounded products, and how often medication lists would be updated; the board said it would review rules annually and use future rulemaking as needed. The committee also approved new nursing rules for declaratory orders and the new dialysis registry. The Department of Education’s rules drew the most discussion, especially the Arkansas Children’s Educational Freedom Account Program. The department said the revisions, based on Act 920 of 2025, were intended to add guardrails, clarify eligible expenses, and streamline approvals. Changes included defining core educational expenses, limiting sports-related spending, adding an intentional misuse standard, restricting certain technology purchases and requiring extra justification over $1,000, capping carryover funds at $8,500, and creating a reconsideration process for denied expenses. Members raised concerns about oversight, appeal timelines, sports equipment, provider credentialing, and whether the rules were too restrictive; department officials said the rules were meant to protect taxpayer funds while preserving flexibility, and they noted the program had received extensive public comment. The committee also approved Education rules for scholarships, residency classification, teacher programs, accelerated learning, and graduate medical education, as well as Labor and Licensing rules on wage and hour standards, boiler rules, motor vehicle commission requirements, professional wrestling regulation, appraiser qualifications, and military recruiting incentives.

Transcript Highlights:

• We heard so much testimony, in fact, over an hour, and received dozens and dozens of emails and pieces
• and dozens of emails and pieces of<00:23:24.600><c> um</c> of um of um of<00:23:25.960><c> testimony
• So, this is really not going to address the underlying problem of this bill.
• </c><00:24:01.880><c> the</c> is really not going to address the is really not going to address the underlying
• </c> beyond what this bill could um address beyond what this bill could um address and<00:24:19.400><

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• We need to address the immediate issue, and I pledge to my constituents that I will address the full
• I'm going to classist and racist tones percolate through all of the angry emails I receive.
• I'm going to classist and racist tones percolate through all of the angry emails I receive.
• I think we can address the problems in a more thoughtful way. I don't think this policy is it.
• However, I do want to address one of the issues that I have been sharing with many of you on why I have

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the journal, and recognition of the Doctor of the Day, Dr. Kai Sun. Members also welcomed newly sworn Representative Cody Rhyme and congratulated Sergeant-at-Arms Chuck Fitzgerald on his recent wedding. Several members introduced guests and visiting groups, including pharmacists at Pharmacy Day at the Capitol, the Arizona Education Association, the Well-Being Collaborative of Arizona, and local officials and constituents from around the state. The chamber then took up House Resolution 2001, which designated March 18, 2026 as Health Workforce Well-Being Day in Arizona. The resolution cited burnout and workforce shortages among physicians, nurses, medical students, residents, pharmacists, and other health professionals, and urged state officials and health organizations to prioritize workforce well-being. It was adopted without objection to waive first and second reading, and Representative Bliss introduced guests connected to the Well-Being Collaborative. The House also considered several bills on third reading. House Bill 2375, relating to housing and historic neighborhoods, drew extensive debate over local control, historic preservation, housing shortages, and concerns about exclusion and segregation; it passed 31-24, but without the required two-thirds vote for its emergency clause. House Bill 2931, concerning the Arizona Civil Rights Advisory Board, passed 36-19, and House Bill 2992, creating a child sexual abuse and assault awareness and prevention pilot program, passed 35-20 after debate over whether funds should instead support broader sex education. Senate Bill 1010, substituted for House Bill 4027 and relating to historic names, passed 33-22. The House also handled committee assignments, referrals, and first readings of additional Senate bills before adjourning until the next day.

Transcript Highlights:

• We don't address that at this time, but certainly as this technology evolves.
• So we treat it just like email.
• We don't actually see those interactions, just like we don't see your email.
• And I thought it might be best to address this in sort of a timeline format.
• And I thought it might be best to address this in sort of a timeline format.

Summary: The Assembly Committee on Higher Education and the Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee held an oversight hearing on the California State University’s AI-empowered initiative, including the systemwide rollout of ChatGPT EDU and broader AI integration across CSU campuses. Opening remarks emphasized both the promise of AI for student success, workforce preparation, and access, and the need to address risks such as bias, privacy, misinformation, environmental impacts, and mental health harms. CSU representatives said the initiative grew out of Academic Senate recommendations and a systemwide generative AI committee, and that the goal was to provide equitable access, training, governance, and workforce alignment across the 23-campus system. CSU officials described systemwide contracts for AI tools, the AI Commons training hub, and faculty grant programs supporting AI-related curriculum innovation. They said more than 93,000 ChatGPT EDU accounts had been activated, over 4,300 faculty had taken voluntary training, and $3 million had been awarded to 63 faculty-led projects from more than 400 submissions. San Jose State University highlighted its own AI-focused programs, courses, orientation training, faculty fellows, student ambassadors, and interdisciplinary efforts to build AI literacy and responsible use into instruction and co-curricular programs. CSU also said it was tracking metrics on adoption, academic outcomes, workforce outcomes, and environmental impacts. Faculty, staff, and student representatives welcomed the educational potential of AI but raised concerns about the rollout, saying it had moved quickly and without enough consultation or consistent systemwide policy. They urged stronger protections for academic freedom, intellectual property, privacy, equity, and worker input, and warned about bias, surveillance, job displacement, and the environmental cost of AI. Legislators pressed CSU and OpenAI representatives on training requirements, data privacy, bias reporting, discipline for misuse, liability, sycophancy, and safeguards against harmful uses such as non-consensual imagery or self-harm-related interactions. CSU said interactions in the licensed tool are private, data are not used to train models, and campuses retain their own conduct processes; members also asked CSU to follow up on systemwide training, policy consistency, and additional safeguards.

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• Um, I'll address the first part about the idea that, you know, there may be fact patterns that don't
• </c><00:41:39.440><c> Um,</c><00:41:39.839><c> I'll</c><00:41:40.079><c> address</c> question in two
• Um, I'll address question in two parts?
• Um, I'll address the<00:41:40.640><c> first</c><00:41:40.880><c> part</c><00:41:42.319><c> first</c><
• >> So, Senator, while we did address that, I don't think that's the main prerogative with the bill.

Committee: Joint Judiciary, Division B

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• </c> Lee, you had an amendment that addresses Lee, you had an amendment that addresses some<00:15:20.720
• </c> hyperspecific pieces such as address hyperspecific pieces such as address temperature,<01:07:45.839
• , address um precipaces that temperature, address um precipaces that somebody<01:07:48.319><c> may</c
• >> I, she emailed it to me while I was driving here, so I'm happy to forward her email to the committee
• <c> substance</c><03:41:08.880><c> use</c> Whether to address PTSD, substance use Whether to address

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Transcript Highlights:

• market is a super important aspect overall, and it's hard to influence the market in ways that really address
• This bill is fundamentally about addressing homelessness, about furthering fair housing choice, and about
• This bill is fundamentally about addressing homelessness, about furthering fair housing choice, and about
• HB 1345 addresses an important piece of the housing shortage by allowing detached accessory dwelling
• From a practical perspective, the bill provides a flexible, low-impact tool to address housing shortages

Bills: SB6015 , SB6069 , SB6096 , SB6200 , SB6201 , SB6214 , SB6237 , SGA9280 , SGA9281

Committee: Senate Housing

Keywords: residential building, construction permits, housing development, planning efficiency, state regulations, affordable housing, homelessness, homeless shelter, emergency shelter, emergency housing, supportive housing, permanent supportive housing, transitional housing, low-income housing, very low-income, extremely low-income, housing crisis, land use, zoning, local preemption

Transcript Highlights:

• I just got to have the right people on the board and we're already addressing that.
• </c> board and we're already addressing that. board and we're already addressing that.
• And the numbers that that that Ryan was in agreement with um is is in the email and I think it maybe
• It's good to see such a serious step toward beginning to address the unfunded.
• So, thank you address the unfunded.

Committee: Joint Appropriations

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill does not address those.
• I address the question of a tax cap, they address the question of a tax cap, they have<00:13:49.440><
• Um it just does not address those.
• Now, we've gotten an awful lot of emails.
• I'm we've gotten an awful lot of emails.

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• But, you know, we address all those issues dealing with trying to resolve and get to a solution and to
• And so I have had comments, and I'm sure y'all have all received emails one way or the other.
• </c> received emails one way or the other. received emails one way or the other.
• >> Yeah. >> Yes, sir. >> I got an email from you the other day. >> Yes, sir. >> Gotcha. Uh, yes.
• </c> &gt;&gt; I got a email from you the other day. &gt;&gt; I got a email from you the other day.

Bills: SB115 , SB131 , SB93 , HB319 , HB163 , HB268 , SB115 , SB131 , SB93 , HB319 , HB163 , HB268 , HB181 , HB153 , SB132 , SB26 , SB189 , SB196 , HB140 , SB197 , HB117 , HB181 , HB153 , SB132 , SB26 , SB189 , SB196 , HB140 , SB197 , HB117

Committee: Senate County and Municipal Government

Keywords: SB115, Alabama, impersonating a peace officer, peace officer, law enforcement impersonation, police impersonation, unauthorized police officer, fake cop, certification revoked, certification suspended, Alabama Peace Officers' Standards and Training Commission, APOSTC, Class C felony, law enforcement hiring, appointment of officers, federal law enforcement, arrest authority, public order, criminal offenses, Judiciary Committee

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> and all it has to be is a simple email and all it has to be is a simple email like<00:22:44.240>
• </c> isn't going to address that issue. isn't going to address that issue.
• I don't I sent an email out. Did anybody I don't I sent an email out.
• Uh, dear This is the email I sent out.
• </c> &gt;&gt; Why are we addressing all this? &gt;&gt; Why are we addressing all this?

Committee: House Fish and Game and Marine Resources