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• that needs to drive um how we<01:38:02.000> need<01:38:02.200> to<01:38:02.280> operate
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Summary: The Medicaid Oversight and Advisory Board met on September 24, 2025, approved the minutes from the September 9 meeting, and then continued its discussion of Medicaid waivers with Leslie Hoffman and Carmen Hancock from the Department for Medicaid Services. Members asked for updates on the 2024 waiver waitlist management assessment recommendations, including aligning waiver policies, standardizing applications and waitlist placement, and modernizing data systems. DMS said that work is being done jointly with Aging and Independent Living and Behavioral Health/Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities through task forces, that ARPA spending delayed action, and that implementation timelines extend through March 2027. The board also reviewed per-member waiver cost averages for fiscal years 2023 through 2025 for ABI, ABI long-term care, HCBS, Model II, Michelle P, and SCL. DMS emphasized these figures were benefit-only averages based on paid claims, not full waiver costs, and explained that true budget neutrality is calculated on an aggregate basis against institutional care comparisons approved by CMS. DMS said all six waivers remain in compliance with budget neutrality and that the most recent 18-month lag review for FY 2022 and FY 2023 found costs at or below institutional care. Members also asked about unused waiver slots; DMS said slots generally cannot be reallocated mid-year if they have been used, except in cases such as death or reserved capacity, because CMS treats participants as unduplicated for the waiver year. A major portion of the meeting focused on the new child waiver created under House Bill 6. Legislators questioned whether the waiver’s design, including the exclusion of participant-directed services and the emphasis on high-acuity children with behavioral health, DCBS, or juvenile justice involvement, matched the bill’s intent to keep children at home. DMS said it used the $14.7 million appropriated for FY 2026 to develop the program, that there is no priority list, and that the waiver is intended to serve the highest-acuity children while also addressing residential needs for those sleeping in offices or placed out of state. Members also raised concerns about the rapid growth of the HCBS waiting list and asked for more detail on age and timing patterns, which DMS said it would provide later. Finally, DMS gave average processing times from application to eligibility determination and from approval to service start, and said the overall average from application to services beginning was about 80 days, while members requested follow-up information on the Carewise assessment contract and related costs.

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• It's called Mackie's Camp, and it sits a little bit lower than the rest of town.
• And Mackie's Camp is a very important area. We need to create those.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee first heard HB 2825, which would replace criminal court enforcement for unpaid court debts and incarceration costs with a civil collection framework, eliminating arrest warrants and contempt for nonpayment while preserving the underlying financial obligations. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would reduce cycles of poverty and keep people working. The committee adopted the Blackman amendment, which bars a defendant from setting aside a second default judgment entered within one year of a prior default judgment, and then gave HB 2825 a 7-0 do pass recommendation. The committee then took up HB 2070, an emergency appropriation of $25 million from the state general fund to the Arizona Department of Administration for Gila County flood relief. County supervisors, mayors, a town council member, emergency management staff, and other local officials described severe flooding in Globe, Miami, and surrounding areas, including deaths, destroyed homes and businesses, debris, sediment, damaged roads and utilities, and the need for matching funds to access federal and other grants. Members discussed FEMA denials, federal reimbursement delays, and the difficulty of completing required projects within short timelines. HB 2070 was approved 7-0. The committee also approved HB 2129, which moves the deadline for municipal library trustees’ annual reports from the first Monday in July to the second Monday in July, with supporters saying the change helps smaller and rural libraries after the July 4 holiday. HB 2439, exempting public and semi-public cold plunges from ADEQ water pollution rules, also received a do pass recommendation after testimony that the current rules create confusion and unnecessary costs for businesses. HB 2773, barring Arizona and its entities from assisting the International Criminal Court or using public resources to support ICC enforcement actions, passed 4-3 after debate over sovereignty and constitutional authority. HB 2873, requiring ADOA to share procurement Q&A with all bidders, and HB 2876, requiring topics from executive session and proposed tax or fee increases to be placed on an action agenda, both received do pass recommendations after transparency-focused testimony and some concerns about implementation and municipal practice. Finally, the committee heard HCR 2005, a proposed constitutional amendment requiring the legislature to adjourn sine die by April 30 each year and submit that question to voters. The sponsor argued Arizona sessions have grown too long and that a firm deadline would force earlier, more efficient work while still allowing a special session if the budget is unfinished. Members debated whether the proposal would improve discipline or instead create problems for the budget process, member pay, and legislative workload, with some suggesting a broader conversation about full-time versus part-time legislatures. The resolution was advanced with a do pass recommendation.

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• I'm the owner operator of Triple M Cattle in Slato, Texas.
• In the livestock industry, feed costs are often the largest operating expense.
• Uh, the margins they operate on, um, that is, that's a big deal.
• The changes include formatting and minor revisions such as changing operates to is an operator of and
• Um, you know, Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Bills: HB249

Keywords: real property, ad valorem tax, tax appraisal, property value limitation, real estate taxation, property ownership

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• Finally, it requires those operating a vessel who have not been a Florida resident for at least five
• The boat was being operated by one of the other girls.
• Statistics show 80 percent of operators in fatal boating accidents had no formal boater education.
• My daughter and Lucy attended camp together. And it is just such a tragedy and law enforcement Rep.
• Lopez: The unfortunate part is also people will rent boats and have no idea how to operate a boat on

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• It adversely affects the ability of billboard companies to operate in New Mexico.
• It's a concern that if those lights cannot be operating, and I understand it's prospective, it raises
• From camping to nighttime snowshoeing, our dark skies are key to connecting people with nature.
• Could you address the concerns with these industrial locations in their 24-hour operations?
• And I have the quote from the director of their operation. Who shared about this. Her name is Ms.

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• So these are changes to the operations and maintenance appropriation for Minnesota State Colleges and
• So these are changes to the operations<00:03:40.319> and<00:03:40.560> maintenance<00:03
• :40.959> appropriation operations and maintenance appropriation operations and maintenance appropriation
• in light versus how the foundation operates in the dark, which starts bringing out several different
• The actual regency board, how they're operating in light versus how the foundation operates in the dark

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The committee took up House File 4252 and first heard a walkthrough of a DE2 amendment that largely incorporated Office of Higher Education technical and statutory cleanup items, including reporting consolidations, updates to postsecondary registration and licensing statutes, and an anti-fraud provision. New provisions in the DE2 would require public postsecondary institutions to explain developmental courses before enrollment and obtain a written acknowledgement, revise the state grant tuition cap, add a $1.5 million ongoing appropriation in FY 2027 for an identity verification system to combat enrollment fraud, and provide $5,000 one-time funding for reforestation at Bemidji State University. Fiscal staff also noted additional special revenue fund revenue and expenditures tied to licensing and registration litigation response. The main debate centered on the A8 amendment offered by Representative Rarick, which would require the governor to appoint University of Minnesota regents only from candidates recommended by the joint legislative committee if the legislature fails to elect regents. Rarick argued the amendment was needed to address what he described as conflicts of interest and pay-to-play concerns in recent gubernatorial appointments. Several members questioned whether the language was constitutional, whether it actually addressed conflicts of interest, and whether it should instead refer to ARCAC-screened or ARCAC-recommended candidates. Nonpartisan staff said the governor’s appointment power is addressed in the university charter, not directly in the constitution, but could not definitively assess constitutionality if challenged. Members were divided: some supported the goal of cleaner governance but said the amendment was not ready or did not match the problem being described; others argued the legislature had failed to complete its own regent appointments and that the amendment was a response to that failure. No vote on the A8 amendment or the bill was reached in the portion provided, though a roll call was requested on the amendment and the chair indicated the bill would continue through amendment consideration before final discussion and vote.

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• We do emergency operation plan reviews.
• sound policy and operational realities. sound policy and operational realities.
• the full cost of its operations. the full cost of its operations.
• <01:53:50.640> Um of leadership or operational changes.
• Um of leadership or operational changes.

Bills: HF3753, HF4299, HF4700, HF4282, HF4139, HF3530, HF4031

Keywords: school safety, threat assessment, pilot project, education, real-time monitoring, public safety, HF4299, school safety specialists, Minnesota School Safety Center, appropriation, general fund, fiscal year 2026, school security, school violence prevention, student safety, Department of Public Safety, school resource support, education funding, peace officer, training reimbursement

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• transported to Guam, eventually to Camp transported to Guam, eventually to Camp Pendleton<00:08:
• 00:08:46.320> Win<00:08:46.640> family at Camp Pendleton, the Win family at Camp Pendleton
• <04:23:49.600> to manufacturers and big fleet operators to manufacturers and big fleet operators
• Therefore, it's going to cost more to operate.
• And difficulty to even operate trucks.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• They left that to an operating committee.
• They left that to an operating in.
• They left that to an operating committee.<00:04:27.759> But<00:04:27.919> it<00:04:28.240
• And then they shall offer summer literacy camps or extended supports including afterschool supports.
• they shall offer summer literacy camps they shall offer summer literacy camps or<01:04:08.880>

Bills: HB0076, HB0102, HB0115

Keywords: annexation, landowner rights, municipal law, city planning, property, local government, artificial intelligence, synthetic sexual material, child protection, self-harm, criminal liability, cardiac emergency, defibrillator, school safety, training, public health, 916, all

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• that were paid with EFA monies were used for dance, gymnastics, violin lessons, religious overnight camps
• 55.360> lessons<01:40:56.360> religious<01:40:56.920> overnight<01:40:57.800> camps
• violin lessons religious overnight camps violin lessons religious overnight camps oh<01:40:59.320
• <02:01:53.239> with<02:01:53.400> very<02:01:53.639> minimal programs operate
• with very minimal programs operate with very minimal regulation<02:01:55.440> at<02:01:55.679

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• And the first was emergency operations plans.
• What they found is zero schools met all of the requirements of the emergency operations plans.
• Some schools didn't even think they needed an emergency operations plan.
• Then we included in last year's budget that everybody has to have an emergency operations plan.
• Emergency operation... Emergency operation plans.

Bills: HB2040, HB2142, HB2255, HB2379, HB2482, HB2575, HB2600, HB2764, HB4033, HCR2015

Keywords: public education, adoption, sex education, parental rights, student health information, school safety, resource officers, mental health, training, infrastructure improvements, Arizona Teachers Academy, teacher preparation, education funding, public schools, scholarships, teacher certification, community colleges, school district, governing board, training requirements

Summary: The committee on Education heard a series of bills and took action on each. HCR 2015, a resolution supporting at least 60 minutes of daily physical activity for K-12 students and posting dietary guidelines in schools, drew testimony from advocates for recess and student wellness; it was approved 6-0. HB 2040, which would require schools to provide adoption information when contraception or STI topics are discussed and add adoption-related content to sex education, drew opposition from Reproductive Freedom for All and the Arizona Education Association, but passed 4-2. HB 2255, extending Arizona Teachers Academy eligibility for community college students from two to four years, passed unanimously 6-0. HB 2764, creating a voluntary state seal of computer science proficiency for high school graduates, also passed 6-0. The committee then considered HB 2600, requiring written parental permission for students in grades 6-8 to join school clubs or organizations. The ACLU of Arizona opposed the bill, arguing it would suppress participation in clubs involving sensitive identities or topics; the bill passed 4-2. HB 2379, which requires school district governing board members to complete recurring training on school finance and related duties, was amended to narrow the re-election consequences and then passed 4-2. HB 2142, establishing a school safety center and council within the Arizona Department of Education to provide training, technical assistance, and risk assessments, received mixed testimony over its funding source and council makeup but passed 4-2. Later, HB 4033, which would require more detailed bond election pamphlets and separate ballot propositions for certain school bond projects such as stadiums, administrative buildings, and teacher housing, drew opposition from the Arizona Education Association over added barriers to school funding, but passed 4-2. HB 2482, capping job order contracting for building renewal grant projects at $1 million and requiring verification against artificial project splitting, drew concerns from builders and school board groups about slowing repairs and limiting procurement flexibility; it passed 4-2. Finally, HB 2575, the Anti-Semitism and Education Act, which would bar public schools and higher education institutions from teaching or promoting antisemitism and create reporting and discipline procedures, drew strong support from Jewish community representatives describing school and campus incidents, and opposition from the ACLU and AEA over free-speech and liability concerns; the transcript cuts off before the committee vote on this bill.

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• external actors have expanded their external actors have expanded their operation<00:37:46.960><
• displacing family and the wor operation displacing family and the wor worsening<00:37:50.800> um<
• very well with only 3 to 4% operate very well with only 3 to 4% overhead<01:08:25.839> and<01
• with five other family shares a camp with five other families<03:17:14.080> up<03:17:14.319><
• <04:03:10.080> in measure, these tariffs operate in measure, these tariffs operate in practice

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• president speaker for the purposes of providing recommendations for the planning construction and operation
• Everything I struggle with now I used to love hiking, long distances and camping primitive in the Ocala
• And the examples for those in the state of Florida for how we should operator vehicles on the roadway
• At 11 years old, Jn was riding her bicycle on the sidewalk owned and operated by Hillsborough County.
• as health practitioners can still operate our call themselves doctor or use their title.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• combat operations in Afghanistan. combat operations in Afghanistan.
• . initiatives, and USD operations.
• sufficient for the everyday operations sufficient for the everyday operations of<05:03:07.680>
• <06:52:46.320> He operation the chief. He was my whip. He operation the chief.
• But we're operation without them.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 4, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• We're operating in several states.
• of interest or a prior operator.
• The idea with the second provision of the definition of operator of interest, if that current operator
• So we would read: 'Operator of Interest means the most recent solvent prior operator of record or any
• Everybody's looking at them and coming up, like trying to figure out prior operators, future operators

Summary: The House Natural Resources Committee met on April 29, 2026, with a quorum present and took up several bills related to property rights, expropriation, renewable energy recycling, and local permitting. Representative Domangue first presented HCR 80 on private property rights, using it to highlight the 2025 landman code of conduct and the need for stronger guardrails in expropriation negotiations. She then deferred the resolution in order to allow Chairman Geymann to present HB 841, which was described as establishing a code of conduct for landmen and expropriation-related negotiations. The committee heard testimony and watched video examples from landowners describing intimidation, inadequate compensation offers, and the need for fair treatment. Amendments were adopted to broaden the bill to all certificate holders, prohibit threats about court costs and attorney fees, shorten response times, and add graduated fines and public posting for violations. HB 841 was reported favorably as amended, with no opposition cards recorded. The committee then considered HB 621 by Representative Coates, which would require recycling of decommissioned renewable energy infrastructure to the extent practical. After discussion with DEQ, the bill was amended to clarify that existing universal waste rules apply and to remove language that would have required the renewable facility owner to pay decommissioning costs in that section; the effective date was set for January 1, 2027. Testimony from renewable energy industry representatives supported the measure and explained that solar panels and related components can be recycled at high rates, with established markets for recovered materials. The committee adopted the amendments and reported HB 621 favorably. Next, Representative Jacob Landry presented HB 595, aimed at preventing local governments from unreasonably delaying or impeding energy projects through permit requirements, especially road permits affecting Haynesville Shale operations. After amendment, the bill required timely action on local road permits and deemed them approved if not acted on within 30 days. Supporters emphasized the economic importance of the Haynesville and the need for predictable permitting, while opponents argued the bill could further erode local authority, particularly regarding carbon capture and sequestration. The committee reported HB 595 favorably. Landry then presented HB 1191, creating a certificate of compliance process for oilfield and exploration and production sites to provide a cleaner path for cleanup, finality, and future investment. The bill drew technical and substantive amendments, including changes to definitions, confidentiality, and the role of DEQ; discussion continued over whether the bill should be deferred to allow more time to work through the remaining issues.

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• I was on it because I had Camp Ripley in my district, and I think that was the only reason that I had
• But those conversations led me... was on it because I had this camp Ripley was on it because I had this
• camp Ripley in<01:11:32.880> my<01:11:33.040> district<01:11:33.199> and<01:11:
• And I learned there that that was the grace by which she operated.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• We just operated a spring. We believe it will be operating a summer.
• We just operated a spring. We believe it will be operating a summer.
• We just operated a spring. We believe it will be operating a summer.
• start operating the program.
• Jen Carver is of operation operations.

Bills: SB8

Keywords: utilities, public service commission, energy regulation, appointment, emergency declaration, tax increases, consumer protection, Meeting Start 00:00:00 Attendance Roll Call 00:00:51 Approval of Minutes 00:02:07 Legislator Comments 00:02:18 LIHEAP Public Hearing 00:04:19 PSC Update on RS 26 SB 8 00:32:18 WaterStep Presentation 01:04:08, 958, all

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• Certainly as the operate these dams.
• go camping on a state parks. go camping on a state parks.
• We operate the waste energy facility up the road in Concord, and we also have a hauling operation out
• Uh, we operate the waste energy facility up the road in Concord, and we also have a hauling operation
• 55.560> invested Koch-backed operations have invested Koch-backed operations have invested nearly

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

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• Following that, my family suggested that I ask the police if they could set up a sting operation with
• Champion Robert Farnsworth Joe Camp Champion Robert Farnsworth Julie<00:37:44.440> Coleman<00
• So a lot of places are operating their recycling at a loss.
• <00:57:31.960> uh<00:57:32.079> their places are are operating uh their places are
• For almost two decades, Minnesota has operated a successful electronics recycling program.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• An example I tend to cite is China: the ByteDance owner-operator, they have their own version of TikTok
• So after seeing this fun ad for a Grammy camp, I applied and ended up being one of 80 kids nationally
• to spend a week with professionals at a camp hosted by the Recording Academy that actually awards the
• libraries, following guidelines from nationally recognized organizations that determine how libraries operate
• These institutions already operate on tight budgets and serve as essential community hubs, particularly

Bills: HB186, HB201, HB229, HB796, HB1506, HB2702, HB2885, HB3225, HB3909, HB4285, HB5138

Keywords: social media, children, account verification, data privacy, parental control, financial crime, card fraud, motor fuel theft, law enforcement, criminal activity, skimmers, prevention, training, biological sex, government information, definitions, sex-based distinctions, public health, federal directives, state authority

Summary: The committee took up House Bill 186, which would require social media platforms to verify users are 18 or older before allowing account creation. Invited witnesses in support, including Mary Elizabeth Castle and David Dunmoyer, argued the bill would protect children from harmful algorithms, addictive design, bullying, sexual exploitation, and mental health harms, and emphasized parental rights and the idea that minors should not enter binding contracts with platforms. Committee members questioned them about how algorithms work, whether parents could realistically monitor content, and whether the bill would still allow educational use; the witnesses said the bill was narrowly aimed at harmful social media use and not educational content. Public testimony on HB 186 was largely in opposition, though several student witnesses said they supported the bill’s goals but wanted the age lowered to 16 or the bill amended to allow parental consent or joint accounts. Opponents argued the bill would be ineffective because teens could bypass age checks, would cut off access to educational tools, school communications, recruiting and NIL opportunities, and would burden free speech and privacy. Some witnesses also said social media helps teens with mental health, community, and creative or professional opportunities, while others warned the bill could disproportionately harm disabled and marginalized users. After public testimony closed, HB 186 was left pending. The committee then heard House Bill 5138, which Chairman Hughes said would respond to a court ruling limiting the Attorney General’s authority to prosecute election crimes unless invited by local prosecutors by changing the statute to require AG prosecution. Public testimony on HB 5138 was brief and opposed by at least one witness who argued it would further erode local control and expand state preemption. The bill was left pending after testimony. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 3225, a library bill aimed at keeping sexually explicit books and materials out of children’s sections in municipal libraries and requiring age verification for checkout, including digital access, with parental consent and other revisions added in the House. Supporters said the bill would protect children from explicit material and keep such content in adult sections, while opponents argued it would amount to censorship, be costly and difficult to implement, and could be used to target LGBTQ+ or other marginalized content. Library workers, parents, students, and advocates testified that existing library sections already separate age-appropriate materials and that the bill could reduce access to books, burden libraries, and infringe on parental choice and free expression.