Transcript Highlights:

• And are you aware that the state of Arizona has one grow, the state of Florida has one grow, the state
• And are you aware that the state of Arizona has one grow, the state of Florida has one grow, the state

Summary: The Health and Human Services Oversight Committee considered a series of bills, beginning with House Bill 4422 and House Bill 4423, which strengthen immigration status verification for public assistance programs, including SNAP, TANF, and Medicaid. Supporters said the measures would improve eligibility checks through the SAVE system, reduce fraud, and help address Oklahoma’s high error rate in benefit programs. Members raised concerns about whether the bills could discourage eligible children or mixed-status families from seeking services, but the author said the bills were intended to target ineligible applicants and would not affect eligible U.S.-citizen children. Both bills were reported out with due pass recommendations by 8-3 votes. The committee also advanced House Bill 3834, which would create a state-backed vehicle to support ibogaine research for conditions such as PTSD, alcoholism, and opioid addiction, with private matching funds and potential state royalties if a product is commercialized. House Bill 2947 would allow Medicaid billing for mental health therapist interns working under supervision, with an estimated fiscal impact discussed in the hundreds of thousands of dollars rather than millions; it passed 11-0. House Bill 2964 would remove the mandatory fee for copies of medical records requested by attorneys, insurers, or subpoenas, while still allowing providers to charge at their discretion; it also passed unanimously. Several marijuana-related bills were heard. House Bill 3143 would extend the current moratorium on new marijuana grow licenses, and House Bill 3144 would cap the number of licenses if the moratorium is later lifted. Supporters argued the limits would help law enforcement and regulators control illegal activity and reduce black-market diversion, while critics questioned whether the issue was really license count or agency resources. Both bills were reported out, 9-2 and 8-2 respectively. House Bill 3519 would replace a failed bond approach for cleaning up abandoned grows with a fee-based revolving fund, and House Bill 3522 would require the ABLE Commission to report disciplinary actions annually; both passed 10-0. House Bill 3530 would give ABLE-regulated businesses 10 days to produce requested records, and House Bill 4300 would align DHS child care worker background-check statutes with federal law; both were reported out unanimously. The committee also laid over several other bills before adjourning.

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• TODAY 18 STATES HAVE ENACTED LAWS INCLUDING GEORGIA, KENTUCKY, LOUISIANA, ARIZONA, VIRGINIA, WEST VIRGINIA
• AND ARIZONA.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The state of Arizona was sued, and in 2013, in the case Arizona versus Inter Tribal Council, the United
• The state of Arizona was sued, and in 2013, in the case Arizona versus Inter Tribal Council, the United
• The court also made clear that Arizona could request that the Election Assistance Commission approve
• In Arizona, in response to the Inter Tribal Council decision, the state created two separate voter rolls
• And then the last thing I would say is we heard about Arizona.

Committee: House Elections

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• with Polynesian Adventure Tours, is that saying, all right, well, if we didn't get Arizona tickets,
• </c> to go on tours to Pearl Harbor's Arizona to go on tours to Pearl Harbor's Arizona Memorial?
• So the fact is that we have the<00:32:45.640><c> Arizona</c><00:32:46.120><c> but</c><00:32:46.280><c
• but we also have become very the Arizona but we also have become very very<00:32:48.400><c> creative
• tickets, we can still didn't get Arizona tickets, we can still go<00:32:56.720><c> to</c><00:32:57.040

Committee: Senate Economic Development and Tourism

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Committee on Economic Development and Tourism heard several governor’s message nominations to the Hawaii Tourism Authority’s advisory board. The first nominee, Daniel O’Leary, received strong support from HTA leadership and Deputy Director James Kunane Tokioka, who praised his visitor-industry knowledge and work on brand marketing and tourism planning. O’Leary said he hoped to contribute his experience and strengthen the organization’s integrity. Joel Guy was also supported by HTA, Tokioka, and several community testifiers, who highlighted his long work in Hana, his film-industry background, and his role in community-focused tourism planning. During questioning, Guy said the advisory board should still have influence, especially on strategic planning and community concerns, even though its role is advisory rather than decision-making. The committee then considered Linda Wong’s nomination. HTA and Tokioka strongly supported her, citing her long community experience and familiarity with HTA work. Wong said the new advisory board was collaborative, had no conflicts so far, and was trying to balance resident concerns with attracting higher-value tourists. Senator Kim questioned her about the advisory structure, and Wong said she believed the Legislature had reduced HTA’s authority because of past conflicts but that the new board could help turn things around and possibly regain more authority in the future. The committee also heard testimony on Kimberly Algos and Terry Fisher. Algos was described by HTA and Tokioka as a strong leader and solid board member; Tokioka explained that she and another co-chair were selected because of their busy schedules and that the advisory board’s committees were created so members could contribute beyond the single statutory duty of selecting the chair, president, and CEO. Fisher was supported for his tour-operator experience and strategic planning work. In questioning, he endorsed performance-based contracting and accountability for contractors, while acknowledging that external events can affect results. He also said the convention center is critical infrastructure that should be repaired and used to help fill tourism lulls and attract major conferences. The hearing included supportive testimony from industry representatives, but no votes or final actions were taken in the portion provided.

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• Um, I now yield one minute to the gentleman from Arizona, Mr.
• Stanton. >> Gentleman from Arizona is recognized. >> Thank you, Mr. Speaker, and ranking member.
• Um, I now yield one minute to the gentleman from Arizona, Mr.
• Um, I now yield one minute to the gentleman from Arizona, Mr.
• Um, I now yield one minute to the gentleman from Arizona, Mr.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, March 27, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• I think this is very close to the Arizona statute, I’m not sure, but then we’ve superimposed it on what
• “So maybe the Arizona Commissioner of Labor can’t suspend licenses or... He can.
• nine states require e-verify for all employers States require E-Verify for all employers: Alabama, Arizona
• You know, maybe they're from Arizona or Miami, or they're an American citizen; they've been here their
• So I looked up Arizona, Alabama, and Utah.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 994, senate, all

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• , the compact helps EMS, especially in places like Camado, New Mexico, which is 10 miles from the Arizona
• My other concern is that, My other concern is that I see that Arizona has not adopted the compact.
• entities that have opposed compacts over the years, and perhaps they were a little more vociferous in Arizona

Committee: House House Judiciary

Keywords: 996, all

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• privatized the placement part of foster care, uh, that, uh, contract was given to an organization of Arizona
• Providence was a for-profit company based in Arizona, and they lacked an understanding of adoption standards
• Those phone calls for the children in Midland were made to Austin on behalf of DFPS and to Arizona on

Bills: HB 451 , HB 645 , HB 1041 , HB 1151 , HB 1155 , HB 1536 , HCR 12

Committee: House Human Services

Keywords: commercial sexual exploitation, child sex trafficking, human trafficking, child welfare, foster care, DFPS, Department of Family and Protective Services, juvenile probation, risk assessment, needs assessment, trauma screening, child abuse prevention, exploitation screening, validated screening tool, evidence-informed tool, conservatorship, juvenile justice, at-risk youth, trafficking prevention, Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit

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• Companies can accumulate the vast majority of their testing miles in Arizona or Texas and then deploy
• Companies can accumulate the vast majority of their testing miles in Arizona or Texas and then deploy
• here in our mountain pass. of their testing miles in Arizona or Texas and then deploy here in our mountain
• It's disingenuous to say you're just going to go from point A to point B from Arizona to a warehouse
• We personally test in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Georgia, West Virginia

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee heard an informational hearing on California’s newly finalized autonomous vehicle regulations, with DMV and CHP officials describing the updated framework and committee members pressing them on safety, enforcement, and first-responder impacts. DMV said the rules, effective April 28, 2026, expand reporting, create a phased permitting system from testing to deployment, add requirements for safety cases, remote operations, and first-responder coordination, and open a path for heavy-duty AV testing and deployment while still prohibiting oversized loads and hazardous materials. CHP said it worked with DMV on enforcement tools, first-responder interaction plans, and training local agencies on the new notice of noncompliance process. Members asked about crash data, immobilizations, freeway and construction-zone safety, weigh-station enforcement, and whether foreign licenses can qualify for remote assistants or drivers; DMV and CHP said the rules are intended to keep AVs accountable and that heavy-duty AVs will be held to the same roadway standards as human-driven commercial vehicles. A second panel focused on data collection and enforcement. Consumer attorneys argued the prior rules were too limited because DMV stopped collecting meaningful data once AVs moved from testing to deployment, making it difficult for the public and litigants to understand incidents; they supported the new regulations but urged that the collected information be made public. The industry association said California now has the nation’s most robust AV oversight, with monthly or quarterly reporting of collisions, system failures, immobilizations, harsh braking, vehicle miles traveled, and notices of noncompliance, plus broad DMV authority to restrict or suspend operations. In response to questions, the industry said it generally supports the new framework, believes the regulations are clear, and does not favor full federal preemption of state AV rules, though it wants federal standards for design, construction, and performance. A third panel addressed first-responder interaction and remote operations. The San Francisco Fire Department described repeated AV interference with emergency scenes and said AVs have generated hundreds of “sleeper calls,” where passengers fall asleep and trigger 911 responses; the department said these incidents consume significant staff time and it wants better protocols to reduce unnecessary dispatches. Waymo said it has trained thousands of public-safety personnel, maintains a 24/7 emergency line, uses geofencing/avoid-the-area messages, and can allow first responders to manually override or move vehicles when needed. Committee members asked about sleeper-call prevention, remote assistant licensing and drug testing, communication redundancies during outages, and how manual overrides work for vehicles without traditional controls; Waymo said it is collaborating with responders and that its vehicles are designed to reach a safe stop if connectivity is lost. The final panel began with testimony on heavy-duty autonomous vehicles. A transportation researcher said freight is essential to California’s economy and that heavy-duty AVs pose distinct safety risks because of their weight, stopping distance, and the potentially severe consequences of crashes or immobilizations on highways. He said the new regulations are important because they create a regulated pathway for heavy-duty AV deployment, require a safety case, set mileage thresholds, and add reporting categories that can serve as leading safety indicators. The hearing was still in progress when the transcript ended, with additional testimony expected from labor and industry witnesses on heavy-duty AV deployment.

Transcript Highlights:

• They've traveled from Texas and Arizona to be here today because his freedom means everything.
• Chair, that's really important is the situation that we have in Arizona with our Congresswoman, a great
• the United States House of Representatives will not seat an elected Congresswoman from the state of Arizona
• It's incredulous that the state of Arizona elects a Congresswoman who cannot be sworn in by the Speaker
• reading of the press is that the Speaker will not swear in a Congresswoman from our sister state of Arizona

Committee: House Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee

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• And I look at Arizona and I say, okay, here are two states that don't have anything that New Mexico doesn't
• We ought to look at what Texas and Arizona are doing. In other words, scrap all of this.
• And if I'm right, I think Arizona charges maybe on certain supplies but not on services, whereas we have
• Madam Chair and Representative Teresa, I can't say with certainty what Arizona... ...Texas do on hospital
• I can tell you, first-hand, that in New Mexico, Silver City, Grant County, many people travel to Arizona

Committee: House Revenue Stabilization & Tax Policy Committee

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• We have the next project... is Phase 4 of the US-64 project between Arizona and Shiprock.
• That US-64 project, which you have heard a lot about, is from Arizona to Shiprock. It is five...
• We came in from Arizona. We came in from Colorado.
• You know, at the Lordsburg Playa, we've implemented a lot of what Arizona does We have a warning system
• especially I know we had the prairie dogs eating the septic system in the entrance to New Mexico from Arizona

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• How do we position ourselves to ensure that it's not going to Arizona, Colorado, Texas, or Michigan?
• We need to make sure that these investments are not going to Arizona, Colorado, Texas, or Michigan, but
• ensuring that our kids have a place to work and stay here in New Mexico so they don't need to go to Arizona
• compared to the semiconductor manufacturing industry, if we want to try to compete with Texas and Arizona
• Why would they come here when they can go to Arizona, Texas, and have utilities in the ground in four

Committee: House House Appropriations & Finance

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• We're already having a lot of our members move to states like Arizona and chasing other mining jobs,
• c><00:13:44.959><c> to</c><00:13:45.200><c> states</c><00:13:45.519><c> like</c><00:13:45.760><c> Arizona
• </c><00:13:46.320><c> and</c> members move to states like Arizona and members move to states like Arizona

Bills: HF3393

Committee: House Workforce, Labor, and Economic Development Finance and Policy

Keywords: unemployment insurance, iron ore mining, additional benefits, labor force, economic support, 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• While Arizona and parts of California may be leading the nation with the hottest outright temperatures
• In Arizona, our next-door neighbors who have made significant investments in tracking heat-related deaths
• southern New Mexico is on course to experience the same summer conditions as the hottest areas of Arizona
• used to be so common but is becoming increasingly common when you see, you know, 900 plus deaths in Arizona

Committee: House Legislative Health & Human Services Committee

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• colleges, independent institutions of all kinds—are at a severe competitive disadvantage because Arizona
• Because Arizona State University, North Carolina State, and every other institution, proprietary and
• Of continuing and professional education at UC Davis and formerly vice dean at Arizona State University
• At Arizona State, we could offer online programs to California residents without navigating separate

Summary: The committee heard several higher education bills. It first approved the consent calendar, which included SB 67 and SB 619. The main discussion centered on SB 437, which would direct the CSU system to develop a fair, evidence-based process for verifying whether someone is a descendant of a person enslaved in the United States, as part of the state’s reparations work. Supporters said the bill fills a gap left by the Reparations Task Force and would create a transparent, credible lineage-verification process; opponents argued genealogy methods already exist, the bill would waste money and delay action, and some raised constitutional concerns. The committee took a vote on SB 437, but the roll was left open after the initial tally showed three ayes and three noes. The committee then heard SB 790, which would allow California to join the interstate reciprocity agreement for online postsecondary education. The author and supporters said the bill would improve consumer protections for California students taking out-of-state online courses and help California institutions compete more effectively by reducing the burden of seeking separate state approvals. Opponents, including University of Phoenix and other groups, argued the bill conflicted with the existing reciprocity framework, could exclude some institutions, and might not actually secure California’s entry into the agreement. The committee voted 3-1 to pass SB 790 as amended to the Business and Professions Committee, with the roll left open. The committee also heard SB 391, which would authorize the Community College Chancellor’s Office to charge fees for research partners seeking access to data. Supporters said the office is absorbing significant unfunded workload from data requests and that fees would help recover costs; opponents, including the California Teachers Association community college association, warned the fees could create barriers for faculty and smaller researchers. Members discussed possible exemptions and implementation details. The committee voted 5-1 to pass SB 391 as amended to the Appropriations Committee, with the roll left open. Finally, the committee heard SB 685, a pilot program to provide cost-of-attendance assistance at four CSU campuses for students who experienced homelessness in high school. Supporters said it would help students cover housing, food, and transportation costs and reduce dropout risk; members asked about eligibility and implementation, and the author explained the bill would use McKinney-Vento homelessness designations and target students at risk of “summer melt” and college homelessness.

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• President, is there maybe a town close to the border of Arizona and New Mexico on I-40 that's being considered
• Well, there might be a place on I-40 close to the Arizona border.
• I know that Colorado has done quite a few, and I don't know about our neighboring state with Arizona,
• You know, this is also not just New Mexico and Arizona, but this also includes trade ports being planned

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Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee hearing covered House Bill 279 and House Bill 392, both relating to firearms. HB 279 would restrict carrying or possessing firearm parts except at or between certain locations and in an enclosed container, define firearm parts and prohibited persons, and increase penalties for violations. The Department of Law Enforcement strongly supported the bill, saying it would close a loophole involving disassembled or “ghost gun” parts and help law enforcement charge people who carry weapons in pieces. Most public testimony opposed the measure, with speakers arguing it was unconstitutional, vague, hard to enforce, and would burden lawful gun owners, gunsmiths, and firearm dealers; several also said existing laws already cover the conduct. One supporter, Dennis Dunn, said additional firearm security could reduce theft and suicides. The chair noted the committee had received 270 testimonies on HB 279, with 39 in support, 234 in opposition, and one comment. The committee then heard HB 392, which would prohibit the possession, transfer, and sale of ghost guns and establish mandatory minimum sentencing for using a ghost gun in a felony. The Department of Law Enforcement and the Honolulu Prosecuting Attorney’s office supported the bill, saying unserialized firearms are difficult to trace and that prosecutors need clear laws to address them. Supporters argued the measure would help prevent untraceable weapons from circulating and align penalties with other firearm offenses. Opponents, including several gun owners and association representatives, said the bill was unnecessary because existing state and federal laws already prohibit unserialized firearms, and warned it could create confusion, criminalize lawful owners of antique or self-built firearms, and be difficult to administer. No votes or final committee action were taken in the portion provided.

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• Speaker, I yield back. >> Chair recognized a gentleman from Arizona, Mr.
• Less than 24 hours later, he Arizona.
• The Fourth Amendment does not disappear in southern Arizona.
• Due process does not southern Arizona.
• I yield back to the gentleman from Arizona. Arizona. >> Um, thank you, Chairwoman Fox. All right.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• The chair recognizes the gentleman from Arizona, Mr. Ciscomani, for five minutes. Thank you, Mr.
• </c> Excellence Award by the Arizona Excellence Award by the Arizona Educational<01:08:12.200><c> Foundation
• Foundation, the Arizona Educational Foundation, the highest<01:08:31.440><c> state</c><01:08:31.759>
• </c> Excellence Award by the Arizona Excellence Award by the Arizona Educational<01:08:46.279><c> Foundation
• Foundation, the Arizona Educational Foundation, the highest<01:09:05.839><c> level</c><01:09:06.159>

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, May 15, 2025, 1012, house, all