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AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - Senate Education

Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • Toolkits, handouts, plug-and-play presentations, and some family-friendly resources that educators can
  • Instead, it provides schools and families with vetted voluntary resources compiled at the state level
  • Budgeted voluntary resources compiled at the state level.
  • Senator Diaz, would you be willing to amend this to make sure the resources are evidence-based?
  • The bill requires every public school to make available to students and parents resources relating to
Summary: The Senate Education Committee heard and advanced a series of education-related bills and resolutions. SB 1572 would require public schools to observe Celebrate Freedom Week and provide civics instruction, including a Declaration of Independence recitation unless exempt; supporters said it would strengthen civics education, while opponents argued schools already provide similar instruction. It passed 3-2. SB 1798, as amended, would require each high school to designate a FAFSA point of contact and implement FAFSA awareness efforts; the Arizona Board of Regents supported it, while some members raised concerns about imposing mandates on charter schools. It passed 5-1 as amended. The committee also passed SB 1711, which directs the State Board of Education to develop and post age-appropriate resources on recognizing and preventing inappropriate contact, with supporters emphasizing prevention and opponents warning about conflicts with Arizona’s sex-education rules. SB 1004, as amended, would exempt certain student groups from chronic-absence consequences under a new attendance policy, and SB 1507, as amended, would require consolidation of certain small school districts in receivership, with added provisions on assets, elections, and CTED participation; both passed unanimously or near-unanimously. SB 1497, as amended, would require school districts with self-insurance programs and at least 300 employees to seek competitive quotes every three years and provide detailed claims and enrollment data; it passed 5-0. Later, SB 1424 would require annual age-appropriate firearm safety awareness instruction in public schools, limited to accident prevention and without live firearms or handling demonstrations; supporters framed it as basic safety, while some members objected to charter-school mandates. It passed 4-2. SB 1684 would create a cause of action against public schools for failing to address bullying after prior reports if a student suffers serious physical injury; opponents said existing law already covers such conduct and warned of litigation costs, but it still passed 4-2. SB 1741 would require schools to allow parent-consented release-time religious instruction and award academic credit under secular criteria; critics raised constitutional and instructional-time concerns, and it passed 4-2. SB 1754 would improve complaint handling for students with disabilities by requiring a designated helper and annual reporting on special education complaints, and it passed 6-0. SB 1763 would streamline handling of small instructional grants and set an August 15 deadline for annual financial report formats; it passed 6-0. Finally, the committee advanced SCR 1012, SCR 1041, and SCR 1051, which would expand Arizona Teachers Academy eligibility for community college students and place teacher pay and permanent school fund distribution measures before voters; each resolution passed on party-line or near-party-line votes. The committee then adjourned.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/04/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

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  • We're going to allocate resources to be able to try to reduce that time period, so it's not 18 months
  • This bill rightfully allows naturopathic physicians, real doctors who focus on natural, holistic, and
  • It is within the legend code, is my understanding. I'd have to...
  • It is within the legend code, is what my understanding is. I'd have to... I'd have to...
  • I was really hoping that we would have a natural path here.
Summary: The committee approved the minutes and held Senate Bill 1241 for a later hearing because a witness was unavailable. It then took up Senate Bill 1144, which would create an alternative pathway for veterinary technician certification through supervised on-the-job training instead of only a two-year curriculum. Supporters, including the Arizona Humane Society, a high school student in a veterinary program, and a veterinary technician employer, argued the bill would help address a veterinary technician shortage, reduce student debt, and expand access to care. Opponents, including the Arizona Veterinary Technician Association and some veterinarians, said Arizona already has an existing pathway, warned the bill could weaken competency standards and patient safety, and argued the shortage is more about retention and utilization than entry requirements. The committee adopted a Bolick amendment tightening supervision and documentation requirements, then passed SB 1144 as amended on a 6-1 vote. The committee next approved Senate Bill 1247 unanimously. That bill would allow an individual who does not need services to live with a resident in an assisted living center or other unit in the facility, and would bar the Department of Health Services from imposing care requirements on that individual. The sponsor and a lobbyist said the bill was intended to fix a recent statutory interpretation that could force spouses or other companions to separate or pay for services they do not use; a floor amendment was mentioned to extend the same treatment to assisted living homes. Senate Bill 1286, which would extend from 14 days to 60 days the period for veterinary prescriptions and renewals issued through telemedicine, drew extensive testimony and was ultimately held for a possible amendment next week. Supporters, including the sponsor, the Arizona Humane Society, and Animal Policy Group, said telemedicine has expanded access in rural and underserved areas and that longer prescription windows would improve convenience and continuity of care while still excluding controlled substances. Opponents, including the Arizona Veterinary Medical Association and several veterinarians, argued the current 14-day limit is a compromise that protects animal safety, that telemedicine without an in-person exam can lead to misdiagnosis and delayed diagnostics, and that the bill could function like a “pill mill.” The committee then passed Senate Bill 1164, which would let Medicaid billing continue under the prior owner’s certification number during a change of ownership for skilled nursing and assisted living facilities. Supporters said the current process can delay reimbursement for 6 to 18 months and strain providers; Access said it had legal concerns about possible conflict with federal law but was working on fixes. The committee also heard Senate Bill 1181, which would expand CPA certification pathways by adding degree-and-experience options and updating reciprocity rules, and a supporter from the Arizona Society of CPAs said it would address workforce shortages and improve mobility.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Local Government May 19th, 2025

Local Government

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  • As we've done with previous bills of this nature, the commissioner's court of that particular county
  • The bill passed out of House Land and Resource Committee unanimously, as well as the entire House.
  • The chair calls Paul Pennington, Jim Popp, and Allison Mansfield as resource witnesses.
  • Not so much in the life safety building code aspect, but from the zoning perspective.
  • Local jurisdictions enforce more than general state codes.
Summary: The committee heard and left pending several local government, property tax, development, and public safety measures before later voting some of them out. Senator Birdwell explained SB 2784 for the Somerville County Hospital District, which would move the board to staggered four-year terms after a transition and was requested to be held pending until the House companion could be acted on; no public testimony was offered. HB 5084 would allow local approval for fireworks sales tied to Lunar New Year celebrations, with testimony from Hutchinson County Judge Cindy Irwin emphasizing local fire risk and the need for county discretion. HB 5534 would let county commissioners post agendas electronically instead of on a physical bulletin board. HB 4370 would expand permissible projects for certain special districts to include geothermal water conveyance systems, and HB 312 would require residential child detention facilities to enter local MOUs, report health and safety information, and conduct background checks for state-funded facilities; both drew supportive testimony and were left pending. HB 5057 would give displaced solid waste providers time to wind down after a city grants an exclusive franchise, and HB 2421 would extend the life of the Save Historic Muni District to continue work on preserving Lions Municipal Golf Course; both were left pending after supportive testimony. HB 2011 would let former owners repurchase property taken by eminent domain if the acquiring entity fails to pay property taxes for two years, and the committee substitute to SB 3065 was also laid out and left pending after a technical correction to eminent-domain language. The committee then took up additional bills on development, appraisal, and local regulation, including HB 3575, HB 4809, HB 2273, HB 247/HJR 34, HB 2464, HB 3424, HB 2013, HB 5668, HB 3788, HB 1533, and HB 23, with testimony ranging from support to opposition on issues such as appraisal procedures, historic property valuation, Galveston emergency governance, border-security tax treatment, home-based businesses, chicken covenants in HOAs, municipal utility district authority, hospital authorities’ use of assets, and third-party building review. HB 23 drew the most extensive testimony, with builders, engineers, counties, and cities split over third-party plan review and inspection authority, liability, licensing, and local code enforcement; many witnesses said the House amendments created problems and the bill was left pending. In the end, the committee voted SB 2784, SB 3065, HB 5686, HB 247, HJR 34, and HB 2011 out of committee, with the first several receiving local and uncontested calendar recommendations where applicable.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health May 5th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • There are some resource witnesses here, and I'm happy to answer what I can.
  • Ensuring that these resources go to critical life-affirming providers is essential.
  • She's a resource witness. Yeah, she's a resource witness. OK. All right. Members, anybody?
  • PTSD, anxiety, and depression due to the stressful nature of their jobs.
  • We have a resource witness. Thank you. Members, any questions?
TX
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  • The bill would amend the transportation code by adding a provision that allows an applicant to apply
  • What do they do now if they currently... that we have a resource and... Quintero with DMV.
  • Resource, Jorge Calderon, Webb County. Good morning, Mr. Chairman. I am the planning director.
  • As a resource, members, we have Monique Johnston from the DMV.
  • We do have as a resource here. I know we've got several people from DMV here.
TX
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  • technical obstacle that the UH System and A&M System are working on and will require significant resources
  • I believe that this support stems from the recognition that this partnership will bring expanded resources
  • It will bring increased visibility, increased resources, and connectivity that come with joining the
  • Let's see, Jason Smith, you're just here as a resource, is that correct? All right.
  • However, there are parts of the code that still require...
TX
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  • And I believe Chancellor Reser is here as a resource witness.
  • I believe there is a TEA resource witness available. Thank you, Senator.
  • Resource witness. Senator Betancourt.
  • But I think common sense and human nature is knows what good faith is.
  • Do we want to call the resource? I don't need them, no.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Apr 2nd, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chapter 49 of the Code of Criminal Procedure relates to death inquests.
  • Chapter 50 of the Code of Criminal Procedure relates to fire inquests.
  • For decades, the code needed updating.
  • duplicate official citations, correct enacted codes, conform the codes to the source law from which
  • they were derived, and revise codes where parts of codes enacted during the preceding legislative session
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence Apr 2nd, 2025

Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence

Transcript Highlights:
  • , it is neither inherently civil or criminal in nature.
  • And again, I'm only dealing with the penal code and we're just gonna look to the penal code and abide
  • As far as limited resources go.
  • So I was the defendant or respondent in family code.
  • CHRIS RODGERS, JR.: Of the government code.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Health and Human Services Apr 1st, 2025

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I was going to tell you, we have resource witnesses.
  • “So section seven of the bill repeals 1369D of the Insurance Code.
  • Our pharmacy is a first-line resource for patients.
  • There are already audit protections for pharmacies in the Texas Insurance Code.
  • There are already audit protections for pharmacy in the Texas Insurance Code.
Summary: The committee heard testimony on Senate Bill 883, which would protect physicians’ ability to prescribe off-label medications and treatments, framed by the author as a “Right to Treat” measure tied to COVID-19 care. Supporters, including physicians and patient-choice advocates, said the bill would safeguard the doctor-patient relationship and prevent interference by boards, pharmacies, or hospitals. Several witnesses described using hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, budesonide, antibiotics, steroids, and monoclonal antibodies during the pandemic, and said they faced complaints, board scrutiny, or pharmacy refusals for those prescriptions. The bill was left pending after public testimony closed. The committee then took up Senate Bill 331, which would extend hospital price-transparency requirements to additional health care facilities such as freestanding ERs, urgent care and retail clinics, ambulatory surgical centers, outpatient clinics, and birthing centers. Proponents argued that broader disclosure of prices for shoppable services would help consumers compare costs and reduce surprise billing, while opponents from ambulatory surgery centers said the bill would impose costly compliance burdens on small providers and that insurers or the state already have much of the needed data. The bill was also left pending. Senate Bill 2422 would expunge Texas Medical Board records and impose reparations for disciplinary actions tied to COVID-era treatment decisions, including references to ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine, budesonide, and masks. The author and supporters argued that doctors were unfairly targeted for trying to save patients and should be made whole; the Texas Medical Board representative said most pandemic complaints were dismissed, that actions generally involved broader issues such as privileges, documentation, or informed consent, and that no physician was disciplined solely for prescribing off-label COVID medications. The bill was left pending. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 2207, which would loosen Texas Medical Board rules on physicians advertising themselves as board certified, especially by reducing barriers tied to maintenance of certification requirements. Supporters said the current rule is overly restrictive, inconsistent, and costly, and that it drives physicians out of practice; they also said Texas is one of only a few states with such a rule. Witnesses described hospitals using the rule against physicians and said the change would improve transparency and competition. The bill remained pending after testimony.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • In that role, she organized resources and parent guidance for mothers and helped build a strong sense
  • We had a finite amount of resources, and we chose to go with their top three requests.
  • Members, this is a limits bill on the Oklahoma Water Resources Board.
  • House and Hall of the Senate, an act relating to the Oklahoma Water Resources Board.
  • We've put the additional resources of billions and billions of dollars into that system.
OK
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  • received federal funding for training future psychologists and mental health providers with health resources
  • ensure we're holding the right person accountable, especially if the programmer doesn't understand the code
  • Bill 3849 by Roberts of the House and Coleman of the Senate, an act relating to Oklahoma juvenile code
  • Bill 3849 by Roberts of the House and Coleman of the Senate, an act relating to Oklahoma juvenile code
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

CPN-AEN Informational Briefing 04-15-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

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  • The color coding is designed to address, I think, how much more needs to be done.
  • The color coding is designed to address, I think, how much more needs to be done.
  • The color coding is designed to address, I think, how much more needs to be done.
  • It gives the state the ability to act to protect natural resources as long as it's done in the least
  • resources as long as protect natural resources as long as it's<00:37:25.400> done<00:37:25.560
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

PSM-HWN Informational Briefing 04-15-2026

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And so, to be honest with you, we do need system-wide change, but we will require resources for that.
  • And so, to be honest with you, we do need system-wide change, but we will require resources for that.
  • And so, to be honest with you, we do need system-wide change, but we will require resources for that.
  • And so, to be honest with you, we do need system-wide change, but we will require resources for that.
  • higher level custody undermines rehabilitation, public safety, and responsible stewardship of state resources
OK
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  • compliance with the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, Section 2701 et seq. of Title 25 of the United States Code
  • This amendment makes clear that counties with available resources may use them for GPS monitoring in