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• in his or her personal or individual... in his or her personal or individual capacity, premised on conduct
• talks about nothing in this subdivision constitute justification for reckless or criminal negligence conduct
• officer shall be justified in making any use of physical force against a person if the use of force is conduct
• If the use of force is conduct performed within the law enforcement's office... office discretionary.
• .. nothing says anything that bound them to go through a certain procedure or how you supposed to conduct

Bills: HB202, HB42, HB146, HB492, HB285, HB7, HB454, HB42, HB7

Keywords: law enforcement, immunity, civil liability, use of force, recruitment, bail reform, cash deposit, judicial discretion, criminal justice, Alabama law, youthful offender, capital murder, public safety, victims' rights, juvenile offenders, delinquent acts, juvenile court, nonfelony offenses, water safety offenses, HB285

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• attorneys are unable to seek justice for families whose dogs or cats have been harmed due to negligent conduct
• By law, the mandated the agency is mandated to query licensee criminal conduct through finger fingerprint-based
• That conduct by itself should be a first-degree felony, and the reason I know that is because we have
• to put people in custody longer and to provide a strong deterrence from engaging in that kind of conduct
• frustrated that sometimes penalties depend on how bad the person is hurt rather than how bad the conduct

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• HB 3943 by Johnson relating to prohibited conduct of health benefit plan user in relation to affiliated
• Veterans Affairs, HB 4018 by Lalani relating to the artificial intelligence and utilization review conducted
• dismissals, certain civil actions in connections with allegations of family violence and abusive conduct
• HB 4047 by chat line relating to the use of paper ballots in conducting an election.
• HB 4102 by Vaux relating to prohibited conduct of a health benefit plan user in relation to affiliated

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• are you currently working collaboratively with the task forces to further investigate the criminal conduct
• , whatever that affiliate agency is, they have somebody who is already trained properly in how to conduct
• , mobilized over 30 officers rescued a child from ongoing sexual abuse, apprehended the suspect, conducted
• have a coordinated multi-agency task force in place, one that rescues children, arrests offenders, conducts
• thousands of forensic examinations, conducts large-scale undercover operations.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• We can sanction them, and when I was chairing the Conduct Commission, we were doing it a lot.
• And I saw that when the Conduct Commission, and you probably saw, we were dealing with judges.
• some reason for them to come and and I and I would really appreciate it if you could work with the Conduct
• I'm no longer on that conduct commission. I can sanction people as hard, and I've shown.
• And right now the conduct... commission can't do anything about it, because we have a special court of

Bills: HB170, HB865, HB748, HJR112, HB 1110, HB1495, HB786, HB 1130, HB170

Keywords: civil liability, self-defense, force, deadly force, legal immunity, attorney's fees, criminal justice, firearms, liability, veterans, gun ownership, immunity, firearm hold agreement, sexual abuse, nondisclosure, confidentiality, public policy, Trey's Law, parental rights, child upbringing

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• there's any alleged violations of release, they can bring that information back to the board and we conduct
• conviction history that led you to prison, and we do have a binding annual evaluation and report that's conducted
• that that was a suggestion that we take a closer look at individuals that may have dyslexia so we conducted
• Our case managers conduct randomized, unannounced visits at the client's home, place of employment, at
• We also conduct surveillance when the client does approved activities such as go going to Walmart to

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• What it will do is if a landowner of a former phosphate mine has provided a certain notice and has conducted
• Go ahead. >> In Section Three, there is a provision petitioned by current landowners to conduct gamma
• this, that requires somebody bringing a claim, a plaintiff bringing a claim against a landowner conducting
• The Department of Health does conduct this. Additional questions?
• For mining activities, the Florida Department conducts pre and post gamma radiation surveys.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Now, vexatious conduct can take many forms.
• These types of vexatious conduct generate significant work for judges and court personnel and, most problematically
• After researching the issue and conducting various surveys of judges and court personnel, the initial
• cover cases governed by the Florida family law and small claims rules of procedure, allow vexatious conduct
• These proposed amendments thus expressly authorize court intervention based on vexatious conduct in a

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met with a quorum present and heard several Office of the State Courts Administrator presentations. Judge Mark Mahan discussed the impact of 2023’s HB 837 litigation reforms on court operations, explaining that the law’s changes to comparative negligence, filing deadlines, collateral source evidence, premises liability, bad faith claims, attorney’s fees, and offer-of-judgment rules triggered a major March 2023 civil filing surge. He described how filings tripled statewide, with especially large increases in auto negligence and premises liability cases, and outlined how circuits responded through active case management, added resources, and workflow changes. Members asked whether the bill’s immediate effective date contributed to the surge and whether clearance rates would normalize over time; Judge Mahan said the court system viewed its response as a success and expected rates to settle as the backlog is worked through. The committee then received a presentation on problem-solving courts from Jennifer Grandal and Judge Nina Richardson. Grandal reviewed Florida’s drug courts, mental health courts, veterans courts, dependency and early childhood courts, noting statewide best-practice standards, annual reporting requirements, funding sources, and data collection systems. Judge Richardson gave a local perspective on treatment courts, emphasizing that they address underlying mental health and substance use issues, rely on judicial supervision and sanctions as well as incentives, and help participants achieve recovery and avoid reoffending. She said the programs are accountable, transparent, and effective, and thanked the Legislature for continued support. Finally, Judge Rachel Nordby and Eric McClure outlined the judicial branch’s legislative agenda. Nordby summarized the Supreme Court workgroup’s recommendations to expand Florida’s vexatious litigant law, including broader coverage, fewer qualifying adverse cases, a longer lookback period, and a public records exemption for stricken defamatory or sham material. McClure then highlighted additional agenda items: modernizing the duty-judge statute, expanding senior management retirement eligibility, authorizing additional judgeships based on workload studies, removing the statutory cap on court-ordered nonbinding arbitration compensation, protecting appellate clerks’ personal information, allowing alternative authentication for certain judicial notarizations, and creating a hearsay exception for guardian ad litem reports and testimony. No votes were taken, and the committee adjourned after member introductions and staff introductions.

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• Office of Property Risk... ...to retain the services of a licensed certified public accountant to conduct
• This report was issued in response to a legislative request for Legislative Audit to conduct a review
• This report was issued in response to a legislative request for Legislative Audit to conduct a review

Summary: The Legislative Joint Audit Committee met on February 13, 2026, and first adopted the January 9, 2026 minutes. It then received and adopted reports from the Executive Committee, the Standing Committee on Counties and Municipalities, the Standing Committee on Education Institutions, the Standing Committee on State Agencies, and the Medicaid Subcommittee. Those reports covered audit follow-up items, delinquent private water and sewer audits, municipal accounting compliance issues, education audit findings, state agency audit findings, and a Medicaid oversight presentation. Several reports were filed after discussion, and in multiple cases agencies or local officials were present to answer questions about repeat findings or compliance concerns. Among the notable audit matters, the committee reviewed a Cleburne County library audit that found more than $80,000 in unauthorized or questionable disbursements, including purchases that appeared personal in nature and improper fuel expenses. The library director had been placed on leave, later charged with felony theft of property and abuse of office, and the matter was referred to the prosecuting attorney and Attorney General. The committee also heard a special report on the Charles W. Donaldson Scholars Academy at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, which found scholarship ineligibility issues and numerous disbursement-processing exceptions, while noting that the program had ended in 2024 and remaining funds were returned to the school districts. During the state agency report, Legislative Audit described findings at DHS, Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, Corrections, and Veterans Affairs, including improper benefit payments, a cashed warrant by someone other than the intended payee, missing receipts, unauthorized fuel card purchases, and payroll and overtime issues. The committee filed that report after agency representatives responded to questions. The meeting ended with the filing of the Cleburne County and Donaldson Scholars Academy reports, and the next committee meeting was announced for March 12-13, 2026.

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• House Bill 3339 is intended to conduct a more in-depth study of maternal mortality and morbidity of black
• Department of State Health Services and the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee conduct
• a study of maternal mortality and morbidity, but they do not conduct a study specifically for black

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• that we already have in 6.03, a person is acting knowingly if they are aware of the nature of their conduct
• that we already have in 6.03, a person is acting knowingly if they are aware of the nature of their conduct
• or the circumstances surrounding it, ...or if they are aware that their conduct results in a certain

Bills: SB36, SB2202

Keywords: homeland security, border security, critical infrastructure, Department of Public Safety, intelligence operations, public-private partnerships, SB 2202, firearm trafficking, gun trafficking, terrorism, foreign terrorist organization, Texas-Mexico border, United Mexican States, Mexico, DPS, second-degree felony, weapons transfer, illegal firearms transfer, arms smuggling, cross-border crime

Summary: The Senate Committee on Border Security heard Senator Birdwell present SB 2202, which would create a state offense for knowingly transferring a firearm for profit or other remuneration to a member of a foreign terrorist organization. Birdwell argued the bill responds to cartel violence and southbound gun trafficking, and he explained a committee substitute that removed an exemption for federally licensed gun dealers and removed a requirement that DPS coordinate with Mexican law enforcement. He said the goal was to give Texas a state-level tool if federal enforcement is lacking. Invited testimony came from DPS Colonel Freeman Martin and border prosecution unit chair Tanya Ash. Both said the bill could be useful in some organized-crime and cartel cases, but they emphasized that proving a defendant knowingly transferred a gun to a foreign terrorist organization would be difficult and would usually require strong direct or circumstantial evidence, such as recorded statements, informants, or coordinated investigations. They said the measure would be more workable in complex cartel cases than in routine patrol stops, and they noted existing state and federal tools already address straw purchases, firearms trafficking, and related offenses. Members also discussed tracing seized firearms, cooperation with ATF, and the limits of state jurisdiction over international issues. No public testimony was offered, and SB 2202 was left pending. The committee then took up SB 36 as pending business. A committee substitute was adopted without objection, and the substitute bill was reported favorably to the full Senate by a 4-0 vote, with Senators Birdwell, Flores, Hinojosa of Hidalgo, Eckhardt, and Hinojosa of Nueces participating. The committee also accepted a motion in writing and ordered the bill recommended for local and uncontested calendar placement. The chair then announced the committee would recess subject to call.

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• Gossett-Seidman: DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER PAPERWORK TO SHOW THAT THESE WERE CONDUCTED?
• Gossett-Seidman: I MOVE THE COMMITTEE DIRECTLY AUDITOR GENERAL TO CONDUCT THE AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT
• Gossett-Seidman: I MOVE THE COMMITTEE DIRECTLY AUDITOR GENERAL TO CONDUCT THE AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• We did um conduct a native plant study.
• Uh, which is why recklessly can capture conduct that we want to be able to capture.
• Ring gross bill conduct and routine business activity. conduct and routine business activity.
• that we want to be able capture conduct that we want to be able to<02:23:47.200> capture.
• <03:07:12.960> that clear that anti-competitive conduct that clear that anti-competitive conduct

Keywords: 981, all

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, approved the previous day’s journal, and received several committee reports and conference committee permissions. It also adopted a Senate resolution recognizing the 125th anniversary of Western Colorado University (SR 8) by a 35-0 vote, with remarks highlighting the university’s history, workforce role, mountain rescue team, athletics, and ties to Gunnison and the Western Slope. The resolution was adopted and co-sponsors were added. The chamber then took up third reading and final passage on several bills. Senate Bill 152, concerning automated vehicle identification systems, was amended on the floor with a technical correction and passed 32-3. House Bill 1322, creating civil actions related to conversion therapy efforts, prompted emotional testimony from Senator Mullica about his mother and passed 23-12. House Bill 1123, addressing sexual abuse prevention in jails, passed 27-8 after a technical amendment. House Bill 1226, reducing emissions from certain electric generating units, passed 22-13. House Bill 1076, modifying transportation statutes, passed 28-0, and House Bill 1207, requiring employer disclosure of demographic workforce data, passed 23-12. Senate Bill 115, a postconviction relief measure for certain older incarcerated people, was amended and debated at length. Supporters described it as narrowly tailored to a small number of eligible inmates and emphasized victim-rights protections and exclusions for serious offenses; opponents remained opposed. The bill ultimately passed 18-17. The Senate then approved a Committee of the Whole report advancing Senate Bill 181 and several House bills—1338, 1344, 1336 as amended, 1227, 1314, 1028, 1282, and 1317 as amended—to third reading and final passage, and later adopted the consent-calendar bills in special orders without objection.

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• Instead, it regulates professional conduct, how treatment is delivered.
• Uh, it establishes guardrails on prohibited conduct to prohibit a predetermined outcome not based on
• <00:04:24.320> to<00:04:24.680> uh prohibited conduct to uh prohibited conduct to uh
• <00:05:04.960> and considered unprofessional conduct and considered unprofessional conduct
• <01:06:53.560> an Uh of course, uh you know, conducting an Uh of course, uh you know, conducting

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Our goal is to conduct these proceedings efficiently while ensuring everyone the opportunity to observe
• Our goal is to conduct hearing room.
• Our goal is to conduct these<00:01:51.119> proceedings<00:01:51.680> efficiently<00:01:
• <00:05:29.840> The criminal conduct um um penalty. The criminal conduct um um penalty.
• I worked with the auditor on this language. conducted back in November of 2024 conducted back in November

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• has brought to Jewish students, the legitimization, because of political differences, of abuse and conduct
• going to be one of my recommended edits as, you know, “R” is almost giving the per se discriminatory conduct
• in addition to the language we have, it’s very important to recognize a flavor of the anti-Semitic conduct
• school district has at least one professional trained in responding to allegations of bias-based conduct
• terrible messages, antisemitic messages, but the actual crime that is taking place is disorderly conduct

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The commission held its 16th and final meeting to review and vote on revisions to its draft report on combating antisemitism. After roll call, members approved the prior meeting minutes, adopted a procedure for handling substantive and technical edits, and authorized limited technical corrections after the meeting. Senator John Velis’s letter was read into the record noting his military deployment and support for the final report, and the commission discussed the scope of the report, including its 118 findings and recommendations and the large volume of testimony received over the year. Members then worked through a series of amendments to the report. The chair’s prefatory statement was revised to restore language and data about Massachusetts Jews’ relationship to Israel and the impact on the commission’s work. Commissioner Liken’s proposal called for DESE guidance and teacher training to support intellectually diverse K-12 classrooms; members debated how to ensure it could not be used to justify biased or false material, and the amendment passed with discussion about existing guardrails. Commissioner Hay’s technical edits were adopted, and commissioners also discussed whether DESE’s new reporting system should anonymize data; the language was revised to specify anonymized data and approved. Additional amendments were adopted on public safety and higher education, including clarifying support for nonprofit security grants and personnel grants, refining language on academic boycotts, and adding references to Zionist identity and presumed Zionist identity as possible bases for antisemitic treatment. Commissioner Kipnis’s revisions to the prefatory statement were also considered, with some members objecting to the removal of language about minimization and traumatic invalidation and others supporting a more concise, fact-driven tone. The commission also approved language strengthening recommendations by changing several “should” statements to “must.” Treasurer Deborah Goldberg then delivered closing remarks praising the commission’s work and sharing personal family history to illustrate the persistence of antisemitism in Massachusetts. She said the report offers a practical roadmap, including bias reporting in schools, security coordination, and broader anti-discrimination training, and emphasized that the recommendations will help all communities. Commissioners thanked her for her leadership and testimony. The meeting continued with further amendments, including one on law enforcement security grants and another on higher education findings and recommendations, and the commission repeatedly voted by roll call, generally approving the revisions unanimously.

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• Much of my testimony will be drawn from years of national surveys we've conducted on LGBTQ-plus... ..
• .testimony will be drawn from years of national surveys we've conducted on LGBTQ-plus youth mental health
• To sort of set the stage for social media usage broadly, a 2021 research report that was conducted by
• They were conducted not among minors, and most were not specifically studies of LGBTQ youth, but they
• This is data from 2025 that was published, conducted with data from 2024-25.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Summary: The Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee held an informational hearing on the impact of social media on LGBTQ-plus youth, focusing on benefits, risks, and possible safeguards. Chair Bauer-Kahan and Assembly Member Ward opened by noting that social media can be a lifeline for LGBTQ-plus youth seeking identity, community, and support, but also exposes them to cyberbullying, hate speech, exploitation, misinformation, and addictive design. They framed the hearing as a way to inform future policy without relitigating prior bills, and emphasized the need for a balanced approach that reduces harm while preserving access to affirming resources. The first panel featured lived-experience testimony from Madi Roby of the Alliance for Trans Youth Rights, Shea Gardner of LGBT Tech, and Casey Pick of the Trevor Project. Roby described how social media helped her understand her trans identity, find community, learn safety information, and access crisis support through the Trevor Project, while also exposing her to harassment and threats. Gardner argued that lawmakers should regulate harms more precisely rather than impose broad access restrictions, warning that age-gating and account bans could exclude vulnerable youth and adults who rely on pseudonymity, while supporting privacy-preserving protections, targeted platform accountability, and digital literacy. Pick testified that LGBTQ-plus youth are more than three times as likely to attempt suicide as peers, cited Trevor Project research showing social media is both positive and negative for most youth, and said supportive online spaces can lower suicide risk and anxiety; she also described Trevor Space as a moderated, non-addictive platform with forums, direct messaging, and strong community norms. Committee members then questioned the panel about algorithmic feeds, addictive design, age verification, and whether platforms should be required to provide safer defaults and better moderation. Several members distinguished between personalized feeds and addictive or incendiary engagement loops, and discussed the risk that age-verification systems could require sensitive data or restrict access to helpful content. Witnesses repeatedly said the problem is not online community itself but platform design choices and weak enforcement, and they urged more precise regulation of harmful features rather than exclusionary bans. The committee then moved on to panel two, which was introduced as a discussion of LGBTQ-plus-specific online resources and research on LGBTQ-plus youth and social media.

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• In 2018, claimant Groves was convicted of one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and three
• counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct.
• and three counts of second-degree criminal sexual conduct.
• Groves, was falsely accused of criminal sexual conduct. I had this case as a state public defender.
• I had this case as a sexual conduct.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The Joint House and Senate Subcommittee on Claims convened on April 30, first without quorum and then with quorum, at which point the committee corrected and approved the prior minutes. Members then reviewed several claims held over for informational purposes, including injury claims for Fraser, Larson, Schmidt, Stuart, and Washington, and property claims for Lidberg, Robecky, and Young, with no action taken on those items. The committee dismissed a claim by Ms. Prevally seeking reimbursement for funds liquidated from irrevocable trusts after hearing that the matter had already been litigated in court and that subcommittee rules bar claims for public assistance compensation. The panel then approved two exoneration claims: James Jovan Davis, whose murder conviction was vacated after postconviction proceedings and who settled for $250,000, and Clayton Douglas Groves, whose sexual-conduct convictions were vacated after evidence of prior false accusations was admitted and who settled for $350,000. Testimony from counsel for both claimants emphasized wrongful conviction, the length of incarceration, and negotiated settlement amounts, with members asking about the basis for the compensation and attorney-fee allocations. The final exoneration claim, Marvin Haynes, was also approved. The committee heard that Haynes was convicted as a teenager, later exonerated after new evidence showed false evidence and suggestive eyewitness identification, and that the state and claimant had reached a $4.5 million settlement. The committee then turned to Department of Corrections injury claims, denying Arnold Baker’s claim for lack of evidence of a compensable permanent injury, and approving Mark Carroll’s claim for a $4,570.40 award after he suffered a compensable ankle fracture while working. In property claims, the committee discussed Anthony Edwards’s claim for food, a JPay tablet, and shoes. After testimony from Department of Corrections counsel about property inventory procedures and the lack of a current replacement tablet program, members agreed to compensate Edwards $70 for the missing shoes, deny the food claim, and deny the tablet claim because the tablet had been returned and any malfunction was reported outside the department’s reporting window.

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• Services of the Arizona Department of Agriculture within 90 days of the general effective date to conduct
• the agency did have concerns with the initial time frame in subsection A of the bill for ADEQ to conduct
• the agency did have concerns with the initial time frame and subsection A of the bill for ADQ to conduct
• To conduct the... ...bill provides a three-month increment to conduct the feasibility study.
• To conduct the formal bidding process in line with state procurement code and to complete the study,

Bills: HB2014, HB2055, HB2145, HB2150, HB2696, HB2755, HB2763, HB2781, HB2782, HB2787, HB2795, HB2889, HB2975, HB2985, HB2986, HCM2009, HCR2020, HCR2038

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, brackish groundwater, water supply development, desalination, Arizona Revised Statutes, water infrastructure, financial assistance, environmental reviews, fuel reformulation, gasoline standards, environmental regulations, ethanol supply, Air Quality, state land department, mineral lease, renewals

Summary: The Natural Resources Committee approved the March 17 minutes and then took up a long calendar of bills, holding HCR 2038. HB 2787, which would bar the state and its political subdivisions from using personnel or financial resources to enforce, administer, or cooperate with the Mexican wolf reintroduction program, drew opposition from Sierra Club and Humane World for Animals/Animal Defense League of Arizona, who argued it would hinder wolf recovery and undercut science-based wildlife management. The committee nevertheless gave HB 2787 a do-pass recommendation by a 4-3 vote. The committee then considered HB 2055 on a Brackish Groundwater Recovery Program Fund and HB 2782 on disclosure requirements for regulatory assets in utility rates. Testimony on HB 2055 raised concerns that brackish groundwater is still groundwater and that pumping it could cause localized impacts, but the bill initially received a do-pass recommendation before a later vote failed on reconsideration. HB 2782 prompted discussion about Corporation Commission authority and utility regulation, but it ultimately received a do-pass recommendation. The committee also heard HB 2781, a solar energy decommissioning and financial assurance bill, with testimony from environmental groups, industry representatives, and a local official; an amendment by Senator Sundareshan to strengthen financial assurance and remove the remediation fund failed, and the underlying bill also failed on a tied 4-4 vote. Later, the committee approved HB 2975, which would suspend use of solar scoring maps on state trust lands and require new mining and housing scoring maps, despite opposition from environmental groups and neutral comments from the State Land Department that the solar map is only a guidance tool. HB 2696, as amended, passed after the committee adopted amendments shifting the Arizona Commerce Authority’s fuel-price mandate and creating a fuel resiliency task force; testimony focused on fuel supply, pipeline capacity, refinery access, and whether the ACA was the right agency to lead the effort. The committee also passed HCM 2009 urging Congress to require legislative approval for new national monuments and to streamline mining and land-swap processes, and HB 2889, which funds ADEQ monitoring of uranium contamination and creates a statewide registry and tribal partnership program. Finally, the committee approved HB 2763, which would require legislative approval before the Arizona Game and Fish Commission could close a shooting range. Supporters said it was meant to protect facilities like Ben Avery and preserve safe shooting locations, while opponents argued the bill was unnecessary because existing review steps already exist and there was no imminent closure threat. The committee also heard testimony on the bill from Game and Fish, which said the measure would add another layer to an already extensive closure process and that the department was neutral on the proposal.

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• Our goal is to conduct these proceedings efficiently while ensuring everyone the opportunity to observe
• conduct these proceedings efficiently conduct these proceedings efficiently while<00:01:29.600><
• We conducted meetings with requesting entities and provided technical assistance to ensure the full scope
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Keywords: 1183, house