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• I wanna thank the legislators, um, for being here.
• So solutions, the way that we look at it for solutions for us here.
• Guarantee allotment might be a solution.
• I think one of the challenges that we have as legislators is funding those kinds of solutions.
• I just kept writing C, um, Mascaro Solutions.

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• estate broker, and I felt that I was a perfect person to ring the alarms and gain support for a solution
• It's doable, and Arizona can lead the nation with this solution.
• You have a solid solution before you. Thank you. Thank you. Members, any questions?
• It's a problem and this is a partial solution of the problem. I appreciate that.
• I recommend that both representatives sit down and talk about this and come up with a solution, either

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee heard HB 2842, a deed-fraud prevention bill that would create an early alert system for property owners when escrow is opened on their property. The sponsor and several witnesses, including a victim, an Attorney General investigator, and the Department of Real Estate commissioner, described widespread deed fraud and said the bill would provide proactive notice before a fraudulent transfer is completed. The committee adopted the Blackman amendment shifting the reporting entity from DIFI to the State Real Estate Department, then passed the bill with a due pass recommendation by a 7-0 vote. Members then considered HB 2667, which would require recipients of state first-time homebuyer or down payment assistance programs to be Arizona residents for two years and to occupy the home as a primary residence for two years, while barring out-of-state investors from using the homes as rentals. The sponsor said the bill was intended to help younger Arizonans and keep assistance focused on residents invested in the state. Opponents and other members raised concerns that the bill could conflict with existing federal and lender requirements and could reduce participation in local down payment programs; after discussion, the committee passed the bill 4-3. HB 2020 was heard next and would reduce certain school-disruption offenses to a class 1 misdemeanor for minors and narrow the definition of interference with an educational institution. The sponsor and a parent described a case in which a student was charged too harshly after a school altercation, while a public commenter urged case-by-case discretion and warned against saddling children with felonies. The committee passed the bill 4-3. The committee also advanced HB 2793, which streamlines annexation procedures for single-owner annexations and updates notice rules, including electronic newspaper publication. After adopting two amendments, members passed it 4-3. HB 2327, which allows eligible individuals to restrict public access to certain identifying information held by county recorders, assessors, and treasurers, passed unanimously. HB 2858, creating a 1% Arizona-bidder preference in certain state procurement ties, also passed unanimously after amendment. HB 2660, which adds procedural protections and oversight for health profession licensing board actions, passed 4-2 after testimony from the sponsor and a physician who said board actions had chilled speech and due process. Finally, HB 2063, appropriating $1.5 million for the Independent Correctional Oversight Office, passed unanimously after strong support from oversight advocates and former corrections stakeholders, and HB 2681, extending civil-service appeal deadlines from 10 calendar days to 10 business days, also passed unanimously. The committee then discussed HB 2812, which would raise the sick-leave payout cap for retiring state employees from $30,000 to $57,000; witnesses supported the increase and members began discussing a possible amendment to allow retirees to transfer the payout into a health savings arrangement, but the transcript ends before final action on that bill.

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• , but they need more time to find a technology solution to a problem.
• Thank you for all that you're doing in the legislative areas to really promote quantum computing and
• So, our new analyst will be working with CYFD as well as Workforce Solutions, and she is Dr.
• Workforce Solutions.
• We should be with the 92 million of funding that came out from this last legislative session.

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• Good afternoon and welcome to our Legislative Management Committee hearing.
• I'm gaving back in to our legislative I'm gaving back in to our legislative management<00:18:30.400
• This clarifies the Office of the Legislative Analyst.
• Although this is a well-intended measure, noting the testimony from the Legislative Reference Bureau,
• I’m going to be working with the introducer to maybe do a resolution or find a different solution to

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Legislative Management Committee met on Wednesday, February 5 at 2 p.m. and heard testimony on four bills. HB 640, relating to child welfare, received testimony from State Ombudsman Robin Matsunaga, who stood on written testimony. HB 792, relating to government services, HB 875, relating to tourism, and HB 1425, relating to the legislature, had no additional in-person or Zoom testimony beyond submitted support or comments. In decision-making, the committee amended and advanced HB 640, removing funding and training requirements, keeping reporting requirements with a clarified definition of the complaint relationship, retaining notice to families of the right to complain to the Ombudsman, and deleting the appropriation. HB 792 was also amended, with the date deferred, and passed with the chair’s recommendation adopted. HB 1425 received technical amendments for clarity, consistency, and style, along with a deferred date, and was passed with amendments. HB 875 was not advanced; the chair said the measure was well-intended but that a different approach was needed to restore tour guides at the state capitol, and announced it would be deferred indefinitely. For the measures that were voted on, the chair and vice chair voted aye, no nays or reservations were recorded, and the committee adjourned after adopting the recommendations.

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• that all members have five legislative that all members have five legislative days<02:45:37.600>
• that all members have five legislative that all members have five legislative days<02:53:15.680>
• This legislation conveys 2025.
• this important legislation. this important legislation.
• Again, I support the legislation.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Thank you very much, Madam Chair, and I'll be joined shortly by my legislative partner, Assemblymember
• As I heard from my colleagues, the life-saving remedies and solutions that come out of this research
• Safe flight solution helps control. But consumers do not experience them that way.
• Solutions presented in their same workflow.
• Solutions often see Safe Flight Solutions presented in their same workflow, making the decision unclear

Summary: The Assembly Appropriations Committee met on June 24, 2026, but initially lacked a quorum and began by hearing presentations only. SB 308 was presented as a bill to streamline fiscal reporting for California community colleges by combining two overlapping annual audit reports into one. SB 895, the California Science and Health Research Bond, drew extensive testimony from the authors and many supporters, who argued it would help offset federal research cuts, protect California’s science infrastructure, support jobs, and preserve life-saving research in areas such as cancer, HIV, Parkinson’s, ALS, climate resilience, and quantum computing. The bill was described as a bond measure that would require a three-party agreement and was sent to suspense. After quorum was established, the committee took up the consent and suspense calendars. Several bills were approved on consent, including SB 308 and a large group of other measures, while the suspense calendar was deemed approved, including SB 895 and other bills listed by the chair. Public comment on SB 895 continued for a long period, with many researchers, students, labor representatives, university officials, and patient advocates speaking in strong support and urging the bill be moved to the floor. The committee also heard SB 1350, which would expand green hydrogen by allowing renewable portfolio standard credits for certain hydrogen use in power generation; the author and supporters said it would help clean energy development, create jobs, and support projects like ARCHES and Element. Later, SB 1306 was presented to align California law with federal exemptions for certain chemical mixtures containing GBL used in semiconductor manufacturing research. The author and SEMI’s representative said the bill would reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens, avoid disrupting semiconductor supply chains, and not change rules for pure GBL. The bill passed out of committee on a roll call vote, with one no vote and one not voting. The hearing then adjourned.

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• With me today is Eric Vasquez from EAH Housing and Mimi Kalili from AG Global Solutions.
• With me today is Eric Vasquez from EAH Housing and Mimi Kalili from AG Global Solutions.
• I'm with AG Global Solutions. I will try to make this brief.
• ACA is a solution we desperately need.
• Do we believe that more money is the solution? Yes.

Summary: The Assembly Human Services Committee met with quorum established after beginning as a subcommittee. The committee heard AB 790, which would require jurisdictions receiving state homelessness funds to develop systems specifically supporting women and children, especially single mothers and survivors of domestic violence. Supporters said current homelessness programs overlook this population; the bill was amended and passed unanimously on a 7-0 vote. The committee also heard ACA 4, the Housing Opportunities Made Equal Act, which would dedicate a minimum share of the state general fund to affordable housing and homelessness programs. Supporters argued more stable funding is needed to address the housing crisis, while opponents questioned whether more spending would help; the measure passed 5-2 to the Assembly Appropriations Committee. Members then heard AB 349, which would index the infant supplement for parenting foster youth to inflation. The author and sponsor described the needs of pregnant and parenting teens in foster care and rising costs for diapers and formula; the bill passed 6-0 to Appropriations. AB 779, which expands a domestic violence consultant pilot in child welfare offices statewide, also passed 6-0 after testimony that it would help keep families together safely and improve trauma-informed responses. AB 1335, which would remove a private CARF accreditation requirement for regional center employment programs and rely on state oversight instead, drew support from disability service providers but opposition from the chair over concerns about weakening quality checks; it failed on a 2-2 vote and reconsideration was denied. The committee also considered AB 1066, a bill to bar state-funded immigration legal services for people unlawfully present in the country who have certain serious felony convictions. Supporters framed it as a public-safety and fiscal-responsibility measure, while opponents said it would restrict due process and align California with mass-deportation policies. The bill failed on a 2-2 vote. Two bills, AB 277 and AB 318, were pulled by the author and not heard. After final roll calls on absent members, the committee adjourned.

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• <00:15:57.040> to for long-term Sustainable Solutions to for long-term Sustainable Solutions
• <00:44:56.680> members legislative members legislative members one<00:44:58.119> from<00
• <01:07:25.160> I this process to uplift their Solutions I this process to uplift their Solutions
• not saying that there isn't legislation not saying that there isn't legislation that<01:14:28.000
• to get the the best piece of legislation to get the the best piece of legislation possible<01:20

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• several oversights in the legislation several oversights in the legislation and<00:58:17.280>
• She said this is an important piece of legislation because it's not a solution in search of a problem
• because it's not a piece of legislation because it's not a solution<01:47:16.560> in<01:47:16.760
• <01:47:48.119> in of his child this is not a solution in of his child this is not a solution
• We've been trying for years to come up with different solutions. I think this is one solution.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• So I would ask, perhaps, as you craft legislation and I've helped write legislation in the past.
• In all your work, you were right; there was a lot of legislation.
• I met you when I was just a baby legislator, although I came in old.
• We have great solutions, but getting them funded is a whole different ballgame.
• I do want to share, you know, here within our community, some creative solutions.

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• align our technology sourcing strategy with our cloud-first policy, prioritizing cloud computing solutions
• We design solutions. We code and configure. And then we test, accept, and release.
• We design solutions. We code and configure. And then we test, accept, and release.
• This project will update the database and application to accommodate a cloud-hosted solution and unify
• Some processes, as a result of legislative changes, have to occur manually.

Summary: The subcommittee first heard a panel on state cloud modernization efforts after canceling an LBR on the Department of Corrections’ OBIS project because the presentation materials were not submitted on time. Florida Digital Service, the Northwest Regional Data Center, and several agencies described how the state is assessing and migrating applications to cloud environments under the cloud-first policy. Northwest explained its 2023 cloud readiness assessment of 890 applications from 24 agencies, the criteria used to rate readiness and risk, and its recommendation to tackle lower-risk applications first. Agency updates covered the Department of Corrections’ modernization of 98 legacy applications tied to OBIS and cloud-native infrastructure, the Department of Elder Affairs’ Microsoft Power Platform modernization, the Department of Health’s health management and child protection systems, and FDOT’s large cloud program for transportation systems. Members repeatedly asked about costs, data ownership, disaster recovery, single sign-on, security tools, and whether cloud migration actually saves money; presenters generally said the focus is more on modernization, resilience, and efficiency than immediate savings, and that cost analyses are often application-specific rather than enterprise-wide. The discussion also covered governance and architecture questions. Florida Digital Service said agencies remain responsible for their own databases and cloud tenants, while FLDS provides advice and an enterprise architecture framework; it does not have statutory oversight over most projects, except for OBIS project oversight due to its size. Northwest said it is acting as a cloud broker for some agencies and is consolidating Azure and AWS payer tenants to seek better pricing, but agencies still make system-by-system decisions based on business needs, risk, latency, and total cost of ownership. Members raised concerns about fragmented data structures, the lack of a complete statewide application inventory, and the need for better interoperability and enterprise standards. Several agencies said disaster recovery is built into their cloud plans, and FDOT and Corrections described ongoing efforts to keep systems current through core platforms, training, and ongoing support. In the second half of the meeting, the Department of State presented two new technology requests. Secretary Byrd described the SunBiz corporate registry system as a 34-year-old platform supporting more than 3.5 million business entities and generating over $575 million in annual general revenue. He said the department had already virtualized the legacy hardware after earlier modernization efforts failed and is now seeking $800,000 recurring for password protection and $5 million nonrecurring to continue procurement for a replacement system. The department also presented the Florida Voter Registration System modernization request, noting that the current system is outdated and requires manual workarounds for some statutory changes. The department requested $2.4948 million nonrecurring and $44,000 recurring to procure a modernized FVRS solution, and staff said the feasibility study recommended a hybrid approach. Members asked about the study’s findings and about creating a database for voter eligibility information for returning citizens; the department said that would require data sharing with all 67 clerks of court and other entities such as DOC.

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• Today, we will discuss challenges facing the EPA Superfund Program and solutions to ensure it can live
• . legislation to support the program, including authorization of the Brownfields program.
• Here is the proposed solution.
• These common-sense solutions to ensure that the program returns to meeting its primary goals.
• They're not part of the solution. So I think that's a fair question.

Keywords: presidential nominations, EPA, environmental policy, Fish and Wildlife, committee meeting

Summary: The committee meeting focused on the presidential nominations of Brigadier General Brian Nesvick as Director of Fish and Wildlife and Jess Kramer and Sean Donahue as assistant administrators at the EPA. Each nominee presented their qualifications and experiences in their respective fields, with an emphasis on their commitment to uphold the laws passed by Congress. The discussion highlighted the nominees' dedication to addressing environmental issues and their proactive stances on regulatory matters. After deliberation, votes were held to report the nominations favorably, despite some members voicing concerns regarding their qualifications and potential conflicts with environmental interests.

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• I have introduced legislation that does pay raise very minimally for legislators, and it is tied to finite
• This bill looks toward a solution.
• This is a narrowly tailored solution.
• And so, is this a perfect solution?
• But you know what makes it all worth it is when legislators run legislation ...is when legislators run

Bills: SB1041, SB1088, SB1118, SB1128, SB1168, SB1176, SB1189, SB1207, SB1250, SB1272, SB1274, SB1286, SB1428, SB1457, SB1461, SB1503, SB1519, SB1537, SB1582, SB1618, SB1654, SB1713, SB1827, SCR1012, SCR1020

Keywords: electronic monitoring, nursing care, assisted living, resident rights, privacy, consent, surveillance, cybersecurity, homeland security, artificial intelligence, state appropriation, VPN security, zero trust, housing, zoning, middle housing, urban development, duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes

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• We appreciate Assemblymember Alvarez for carrying this legislation.
• There are many layers, and there is no one solution.
• AB 2748 offers a balanced and pragmatic solution.
• AB 1740 offers a solution to this problem.
• Thank you for the opportunity to present this legislation.

Summary: The committee heard a long housing agenda with several bills presented before quorum was established. AB 1725, as amended, would require disclosure of nearby oil wells and methane monitoring issues in a specific district; the author and community witnesses described serious health and safety risks in Vista Hermosa Heights, while the California Apartment Association, California Building Industry Association, and California Chamber of Commerce opposed, arguing the bill targeted the wrong industry and that the state should instead fix abandoned wells directly. AB 2110, a local finance tool to create tax increment districts for workforce housing for education, health care, manufacturing, and public safety workers, drew no witnesses in support or opposition and was presented as a way to help workers live closer to jobs. AB 1732 would expand CEQA streamlining for public university and college housing projects; UC and several housing and labor groups supported it, while housing advocates raised concerns about amendments affecting existing 100% affordable housing exemptions. AB 1771, amended into a study bill, would direct HCD to report on the long-standing resident manager requirement for apartment buildings with 16 or more units; the rental housing industry supported studying the issue, while the chair emphasized the need to consider tenant protections and the impact on current resident managers before changing the law. The committee also heard AB 2185, which would direct state affordable housing programs to update guidelines to better support factory-built housing; it drew broad support from housing, labor, technology, and local government groups, with no opposition. AB 2748 would delay new EV-readiness requirements for 100% affordable housing developments, keeping the prior 40% standard through 2035; supporters said the higher standard would add significant costs and threaten project feasibility, while clean air and transportation advocates argued the code changes are modest, important for equity, and should not be rolled back. Members split along those lines, with some emphasizing housing production and others urging more public subsidy for EV infrastructure rather than delaying the code. SB 417, a proposed $10 billion affordable housing bond for the November ballot, received extensive support from housing organizations, local governments, labor, and business groups, but Habitat for Humanity and the Los Angeles mayor’s office asked for specific allocations for CalHome and interim housing; the bill was ultimately moved to Appropriations on an 8-0 vote, with members noting ongoing negotiations over funding priorities. Finally, AB 1740 would create an urban multimodal community designation for Santa Monica, allowing local approval of certain low-impact coastal-zone activities—such as some housing, bike and bus lanes, outdoor dining, and building changes—without Coastal Commission review. The author and Santa Monica officials said the bill would reduce delays and uncertainty for infill housing and local economic recovery while preserving protections for sensitive coastal resources; supporters included housing, business, and city groups. The Coastal Commission and environmental organizations opposed, saying the bill would carve out broad exemptions, weaken public access and appeal rights, and bypass the local coastal program process that Santa Monica has not completed. Committee members debated the Commission’s role, with some criticizing it for opposing legislation and others arguing the bill was a common-sense way to modernize coastal permitting. A motion and second were made on AB 1740, and the bill was left pending with the committee’s action to be taken when appropriate.

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• Please stand for the prayer by Donna Kay, the legislative chaplain.
• Perhaps a Mesa legislator will want to work with them.
• Perhaps a Mesa legislator will want to work with them.
• Democrats came up with solutions.
• Democrats will continue to fight for real solutions because a tax cut is not a solution when you don't

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

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• As you remember last year in our live healthy legislation, we put a real emphasis on nursing education
• But those challenges we've got to find a solution for that at all of our systems.
• And I don't know if that's a creative solution.
• And I think that that's perhaps where >> a solution for sustainability coming.
• So could there be some kind of legislation to to to maybe be reexamined that?

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The bill before you today, HF 1479, is the solution.
• The bill before you today, HF 1479, is the solution.
• The bill before you today, HF 1479, is the solution.
• long-term past treatment solution long-term past treatment solution through<00:12:45.839> eventual
• <01:28:12.960> in mentioned there was uh legislation in mentioned there was uh legislation

Keywords: 1183, house

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• <00:21:27.440> you do we get some practical Solutions you do we get some practical Solutions
• C File 1953 is a bill that we worked on with the Mental Health Legislative Network.
• C File 1953 is a bill that we worked on with the Mental Health Legislative Network.
• C File 1953 is a bill that we worked on with the Mental Health Legislative Network.
• C File 1953 is a bill that we worked on with the Mental Health Legislative Network.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We appreciate everyone's support in those solutions.
• We appreciate everyone's support in those solutions.
• We very much support this piece of legislation.
• Unless legislation specifically says otherwise, legislation has...
• Unless legislation specifically says otherwise, legislation has a prospective effect, not a retroactive

Keywords: 909, all

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• We're very fortunate, as always, to have our very talented legislative analyst, Gay Pettek, with us,
• I now want to invite our legislative analyst to offer any thoughts or feedback. Wonderful.
• This legislative session, we've seen legislative leadership turn their back on their constituents' values
• Outcry and the urging of many legislators, including Assembly members on this committee.
• Voters of California on the Golden Mussel legislation SB 149.

Keywords: 988, house, all