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• the second announcement is we've just sent a schedule of classes on training to each of all of your email
• It lasts for just over an hour. and the schedule is in an email that you are receiving right now.
• that the work we started 10 years ago is still going on today, right to try is another thing we've addressed
• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas to the joint session for the State of the Judiciary. address
• United Way of the Contra Valley addresses vital issues such as education, financial stability and health

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• To your point, this bill does not do anything to address the unsafe sleep requirements.
• To your point, this bill does not do anything to address the unsafe sleep requirements.
• I have not had an email or a call. Okay.
• Yes, you can send out notices and email, stop by my office, sign my intersets.
• Notices and emails, stop by my office on my intersets.

Committee: House House Government Committee of Reference

Summary: The committee first took up SB 1167, which would allow municipalities and counties to satisfy certain public-notice requirements by posting advertisements, publications, and printings on their official websites. The sponsor argued the bill is permissive, intended to modernize notice practices, reduce costs, and help governments meet statutory deadlines, while a Blackmun amendment required a six-month transition period in which notices would still be published in newspapers and the public would be alerted to the change. Newspaper and media representatives, along with tribal and rural community advocates, opposed the bill, arguing that print notices remain important for transparency, historical recordkeeping, and access in areas with limited internet service. Supporters from county and local government said newspaper publication schedules have become unreliable and that websites are a more effective way to reach the public. The committee adopted the Blackmun amendment and then passed SB 1167 as amended on a 4-3 vote. The committee then considered SB 1021, as amended by a strike-everything that would require the Auditor General to refer evidence of possible criminal activity involving health profession regulatory boards to the Attorney General, with procedures for investigation and conflict-of-interest handling. The sponsor and amendment sponsor said the measure would create a mechanism for criminal findings in audit work to be acted on. With no opposition testimony, the committee adopted the amendment and passed SB 1021 as amended on a 4-3 vote. Next was SB 1011, which would require county medical examiners or forensic pathologists to review an infant’s immunization and vaccination history, along with any countermeasures administered in the prior 90 days, in sudden unexplained infant death cases. The sponsor said the bill was a data-collection measure meant to improve accuracy, transparency, and prevention efforts. Opponents, including vaccine advocacy and disability representatives, said Arizona already collects this information, that unsafe sleep is the primary issue in most SIDS cases, and that the bill could fuel misinformation about vaccines. The committee passed SB 1011 on a 4-3 vote. The committee also heard SB 1013, a merit-based public employment bill that would prohibit hiring based on conditions other than merit. Supporters said it would ensure public employees are selected by qualifications and objective criteria; opponents argued existing law already bars discrimination and that the bill could create litigation risks and hinder outreach to underrepresented communities. The committee passed SB 1013 on a 4-3 vote. Finally, the committee considered SB 1015 and a strike-everything amendment that would replace the bill’s original detransition-liability language with the Arizona Thriving Families Act, creating a family and medical leave insurance program within Medicaid beginning in 2029. The original bill sponsor defended the underlying detransition-related liability concept as accountability and support for detransitioners, while opponents said it would function as a discriminatory backdoor ban on transition care for minors. The transcript ends during debate and explanation of the strike-everything amendment, before a final vote on SB 1015 is shown.

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• It's incumbent on myself and my staff to address this.
• I think we'll still address the issue.
• I think it's unfortunate that she probably won't be here to address it.
• You all I have been emailed, or should have emailed, the complaint.
• [Inaudible] does have a role to play in addressing violators.

Committee: House Courts, Corrections & Justice Committee

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• Senator Roford thinks one to address.
• </c><01:06:18.559><c> I</c> addressed in separate legislation. I addressed in separate legislation.
• And I have the email from Databan. case. And I have the email from Databan.
• </c> study to committee to address this. study to committee to address this.
• Um, you healthcare addressing needs.

Committee: House Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs

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• Lastly, we'd like to address disruptions during the hearing.
• context, in 2020 the Legislature authorized counties to form multidisciplinary response teams to address
• Electronic signatures can be implemented through that same verified phone number and an email address
• Electronic signatures can be implemented through that same verified phone number and an email address
• The question is not whether California has organizations committed to addressing hunger.

Committee: House Human Services

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• </c> helpful and I'm certainly can address helpful and I'm certainly can address any<00:25:47.760><c>
• Privacy issues are already addressed in other state statutes.
• So, I guess I just wanted to address a couple of the comments.
• </c> answer because this primarily addresses answer because this primarily addresses the<01:09:23.120
• So, address a couple of the comments.

Committee: House Health, Human Services & Elderly Affairs

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• How does this address that at all, or should this address that?
• How does this address that at all, or should this address that?
• > address</c> should this address should this address that<03:48:13.000><c> not</c><03:48:13.159><c>
• So I feel that this issue is being addressed and has been addressed.
• addressed uh addressed adequately addressed uh consumer<05:00:13.080><c> concerns</c><05:00:13.520><

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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• It's time to help increase the amount of vet techs to address the current shortage.
• Our program has proven especially valuable in addressing Arizona's access-to-care challenges.
• Our general counsel looked at multiple states that are attempting to address this issue.
• I would like to address a few things that have been brought up.
• Could you address some of those objections that we just recently heard?

Summary: The committee first approved the January 28, 2026 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 and board-approved skills standards. Supporters, including the Arizona Humane Society, a high school student in a veterinary program, and other advocates, said the bill would help address workforce shortages, reduce student debt, and improve access to care, especially in rural and low-income areas. Opponents, including the Arizona Veterinary Technician Association and several veterinarians, argued the bill could weaken training standards, increase liability, and create safety risks; the Arizona Veterinary Medical Association ultimately moved to neutral after amendments added supervision and affidavit requirements. The committee adopted the amendment and then passed SB 1144 as amended on a 6-1 vote. The committee next passed Senate Bill 1247 unanimously. That bill would allow a person who does not receive care services to live with a resident in an assisted living center, and would bar the Department of Health Services from imposing requirements on that person that the resident would not face. Supporters said the bill was needed to fix a recent agency interpretation that could force spouses or other companions to separate or pay for services they do not use, and noted a possible floor amendment to extend the same treatment to assisted living homes. The committee then heard Senate Bill 1286, which would extend from 14 days to 60 days the period for veterinary prescriptions and renewals issued through telemedicine. Supporters said the change would improve access in underserved and rural areas and reflect how telemedicine is already used in human medicine, while opponents warned that longer telemedicine prescriptions could delay necessary exams and diagnostics, increase the risk of misdiagnosis, and create animal welfare and liability concerns. After testimony, the sponsor asked that the bill be held for a possible amendment next week, so no vote was taken. The committee also passed Senate Bill 1164, which would allow Medicaid claims to continue under a prior owner’s billing number during a skilled nursing or assisted living facility change of ownership until new enrollment is complete; supporters said this would prevent long reimbursement delays, while Access raised concerns about federal-law conflicts and said it needed advance notice to process ownership changes. The bill passed 6-0 with one member not voting. Finally, the committee passed Senate Bill 1181, which expands CPA licensure pathways by allowing combinations of degree and work experience and updates reciprocity and rulemaking provisions, and Senate Bill 1415, which creates a licensing path for salaried insurance adjusters with out-of-state credentials, subject to an amendment clarifying exam and employment requirements. Both bills were supported as workforce and mobility measures, and both were reported out of committee on unanimous or near-unanimous votes.

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• We have some work to address emerging and remaining gaps, to react to shifting landscapes, and to find
• Addressing immediate economic needs after foster care, creating some kind of economic step-down plan
• And with that, we will hold for questions and we're also available by email.
• This bill is going to help address the problem by Vouchers.
• Last session, we brought forward a comprehensive proposal to address this crisis.

Bills: SB5911 , SB5940 , SB5942 , SB5957

Committee: Senate Human Services

Keywords: children, youth, financial stability, care services, department of children and families, housing assistance, foster care, pilot program, social services, accountability, family services, state department, child welfare, homeless youth, youth homelessness, runaway youth, young adult homelessness, housing instability, family reunification, family stability

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• It's addressing 80% of it, I would say, is addressing things that need technical corrections.
• It's addressing 80% comprehensive bill.
• </c> of it, I would say, is addressing things of it, I would say, is addressing things that<00:05:31.360
• So, if I'm addressing things that maybe aren't on the amendment, I apologize.
• </c><00:39:18.160><c> and</c> addressing the physical assessment and addressing the physical assessment

Committee: Senate Health and Human Services

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• </c> too much on it and we do need to address too much on it and we do need to address it.<00:32:40.399
• Um it addresses very complaints.
• </c> is that they will they send out an email is that they will they send out an email to<02:16:34.479
• </c> pain, we address that situation. pain, we address that situation.
• We want to make address these issues.

Bills: HB0101 , HB0062 , HB0109

Committee: House Revenue

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• We know, I don't know how many people here, I get a lot of emails, and I know a lot of other people do
• We know, I don't know how many people here, I get a lot of emails, and I know a lot of other people do
• working with the departments to make sure they understand that that's an availability as well to address
• Email that all into staff and get that to us, and I'll make the motion to hold this one until Friday

Committee: All ALC-REVIEW

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• It says that it modernizes the process by allowing tax officers to respond to taxpayers via email, physical
• This is going to accelerate response times for taxpayers who opt into communication through email.
• This is going to accelerate response times for taxpayers who opt into communication through email, and
• The concerns go on and on and on, and we really have not addressed them.

Bills: HB2089 , HB2090 , HB2092 , HB2120 , HB2138 , HB2173 , HB2273 , HB2693 , HB2786

Committees: Senate Finance , Senate Senate Finance Committee of Reference

Keywords: retirement benefits, health insurance, premium payment, Arizona State Retirement System, contingent annuitant, long-term disability, benefits limitations, disability compensation, social security, retirement system, elected officials, ASRS, eligibility waiver, age 65, property tax exemption, disability, veterans, widows, income limits, Arizona Revised Statutes

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• Four of these drills must address active threat, including bomb threat and active assailant.
• It was an email scam that got sent in, unfortunately, due to some control deficiencies, and, unknown
• They were included when Gina sent us the email back in May.
• They were included when Gina sent us the email back in May.

Summary: The Joint Legislative Auditing Committee received a presentation from Auditor General staff on recurring findings from audits of district school boards, colleges, and universities. For school districts, the main issues discussed included missing or outdated safe-school officer training documentation, weak purchasing-card controls, vendor banking-change fraud risks, incomplete background screenings and disqualification-list procedures, missing website budget disclosures, excessive or untimely IT access, late deactivation of former employees’ access, missed emergency drill deadlines, inaccurate capital outlay and resiliency education records, weak tangible property inventories, adult education reporting errors, untimely bank reconciliations, and improper use of workforce development funds. The auditors said many of these issues are repeated from prior years and are summarized in their annual report on significant findings and financial trends. For universities and colleges, the auditors highlighted similar control weaknesses, including vendor information change controls, IT access issues, cash and investment reconciliation problems, purchasing and procurement deficiencies, personnel and compensation issues, and student fee compliance concerns. Specific examples included a UF consulting contract totaling about $6 million, FAU underreporting carry-forward balances by about $77 million, UCF’s payment loss of about $107,000 from an email scam tied to vendor changes, and a North Florida College unauthorized transfer involving a few hundred thousand dollars. The committee asked questions about the UF consulting work, the FAU carry-forward issue, and whether the listed findings meant every named entity had every issue; auditors clarified that the lists reflected entities with findings in those categories, not necessarily each specific problem. The committee then turned to enforcement for entities with long-standing uncorrected audit findings. Staff reported 144 entities with 197 findings repeated in three or more successive audit reports and recommended sending letters requesting updated corrective-action status, including for late-filed 2022-2023 reports where appropriate. The committee approved the staff recommendation and directed letters to be sent. The meeting ended with members emphasizing the importance of audit oversight and taxpayer accountability.

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• </c><00:27:22.120><c> yet,</c> I might not have gotten that email yet, I might not have gotten that email
• </c><00:40:14.840><c> them</c> and we need to be able to address them and we need to be able to address
• I'll address the residential first.
• </c> flexibility and optionality to address flexibility and optionality to address the<01:58:27.840><
• </c><02:15:10.640><c> most</c> they've already kind of addressed most they've already kind of addressed

Committee: Senate Election Law and Municipal Affairs

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• However, if you read the emails and I have done so, they claim a false thing.
• However, if you read the emails and I have done so, they claim a false thing.
• However, if you read the emails and I have done so, they claim a false thing.
• However, if you read the emails and I have done so, they claim a false thing.
• So that's my answer to the emails. Any further discussion?

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

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• I've also submitted a letter by email to the committee.
• I've also submitted a letter by email to the committee.
• I've also submitted a letter by email to the committee.
• I've also submitted a letter by email to the committee.
• </c><01:30:29.280><c> water</c> comes with that or addressing water comes with that or addressing water

Summary: The Finance Committee held a hearing on several bills and announced at the outset that no votes would be taken because the measures would go to divisions later. The first major bill, HB 197, would require the state to pay 7.5% of political subdivision employer pension contributions for teachers, police officers, and firefighters. Representative Mike Edgar, the prime sponsor, argued the state had repeatedly reduced and then eliminated its promised share of retirement costs, shifting the burden to municipalities and property taxpayers. He said the bill would partially restore that commitment and provide relief to local governments, businesses, and taxpayers. Several witnesses testified in support of HB 197, including Representative John Cluder, Bradford selectman Marlene Fryer, the New Hampshire Municipal Association’s Margaret Burns, and Epping representative Mark Fone. Supporters said the bill would help with property tax pressure, school budgets, and municipal hiring, and they emphasized that much of the retirement cost reflects unfunded liability decisions made at the state level rather than by local governments. Committee members questioned whether the bill would change local incentives to control costs and how it would affect hiring and compensation. Burns said the state contribution would function as property tax relief because it offsets existing municipal expenses, and she noted the state is already on a long-term schedule to pay down the retirement system’s unfunded liability. After closing the hearing on HB 197, the committee opened a hearing on HB 97, introduced by Representative Tom Buco. He said the bill would continue funding for delayed and deferred wastewater projects and help municipalities finance expensive wastewater infrastructure, which he tied to housing development and local debt planning. No action or votes were taken on either bill during the hearing.

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• If you are unable to attend this hearing in person, you may submit your comments via email to ASM.Budget
• excluding it from voter file requests and most disclosures while still allowing release of name, address
• , phone, and email for journalism or government purposes.
• excluding it from voter file requests and most disclosures while still allowing release of name, address
• , phone, Most disclosures while still allowing release of name, address, phone, and email for journalism

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• You’re not going to find any emails, text messages, anything, phone calls in your system about a problem
• You’re not going to find any emails, text messages, anything, phone calls in your system about a problem
• You're not going to find any emails, text messages, anything, phone calls in your system about a problem
• Chair, I was just going to ask if the bill sponsor can address the concerns from the Dental Association
• That's important to note that both future and current issues are seeking to be addressed in our proposed

Bills: S1062 , S1718 , S7038

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Pre-K-12 Education met to consider several education bills and the proposed fiscal year 2026-2027 Department of Education budget. The committee first took up CS/SB 1062 on speech and debate, which would formalize Florida’s Speech and Debate Week, strengthen the partnership between the Department of Education and the Florida Debate Initiative, require annual public reporting, and support statewide speech and debate programming. The bill drew extensive supportive testimony from students, alumni, and advocates who said debate improved civic engagement, literacy, confidence, and school performance, while also noting the need for equitable access and funding for travel and competition. The committee adopted a delete-everything amendment and then reported the bill favorably as amended by a unanimous vote of members present. The committee then heard SB 1718 on educator preparation and certification, which expands access to educator preparation coursework, broadens eligibility for temporary certification for some formerly certified professionals, and allows prior subject-area exam results to satisfy requirements. Public testimony largely supported easing barriers for experienced educators while emphasizing that certification changes are only a partial solution to teacher shortages and should be paired with better pay, retention, and professional respect. The bill was reported favorably. Next, the committee considered SB 7038 on education, which included a wide range of higher education and workforce-related changes, including a tuition waiver for Florida State Guard members, residency clarifications, oversight changes for blind services and vocational rehabilitation providers, licensure updates for private colleges, dual enrollment and assessment revisions, scholarship and funding changes, and reserve-fund requirements. An amendment restored the Classical Learning Test as a qualifying option for a grandparent tuition waiver, adjusted a Pell Grant performance metric, changed accreditation timing, and made other technical revisions. A dental education stakeholder raised concerns that one provision could disrupt long-standing exemptions for dental assisting programs, and the Florida Dental Association said it was working with the sponsor to avoid unintended impacts. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably as amended. The final major item was a high-level review of the proposed pre-K-12 budget, totaling $34.9 billion with local funds. Highlights included $30 billion for public schools and K-12 scholarships, a $50 increase in the base student allocation, a 1.64% increase in total funds per FTE, $4.5 billion for family empowerment scholarships as a separate FEFP categorical, $25 million for districts facing future enrollment declines, $65.3 million to help districts with current-year enrollment losses, $432.8 million for VPK, and $30.4 million for regional education consortia. Senators asked about reductions or flat funding in some allocations, teacher pay, declining enrollment support, Schools of Hope funding, and support for non-teaching school staff. Public testimony on the budget focused heavily on concerns about charter and voucher funding, especially the $6 million for Schools of Hope, with speakers urging more investment in traditional public schools, teacher compensation, and school infrastructure. The committee concluded the meeting by adjournment after no further business.

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• So we will skip ahead to Senate Bill 6032, addressing vehicle loads on public highways.
• So the bill originally felt like it addressed the concerns as far as the measurement, but the proposed
• Would you please email your testimony to us, please? Thank you, sorry.
• We are not able to hear you, and we apologize, but you will have to email your testimony in, please.
• We are not able to hear you, and we apologize, but you will have to email your testimony in, please.

Summary: The committee began with a work session on transportation planning for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Western Washington. April Putney of the Seattle FIFA World Cup 26 Local Organizing Committee described the event as a statewide, 39-day tournament with six Seattle group-stage matches, additional possible matches, fan zones across the state, and major transportation impacts centered in the Seattle area, including street closures, increased I-5 traffic, and heavy use of transit, shuttles, ferries, and active transportation. She said the goal is safe, seamless mobility with 80% of stadium attendees arriving by non-personal vehicle, and noted coordination with federal agencies on border crossings and security. WSDOT’s Travis Phelps outlined roughly $25.65 million in World Cup-related funding for tunnel maintenance, traffic operations, signage and digital messaging, public transit support, ferries, and related staffing and training, emphasizing use of existing staff, overtime, and current fleets rather than new hires or vehicles. Senators asked about border staffing and ferry capacity, and WSDOT said it would follow up on ferry staffing concerns. The committee then held public hearings on several bills. SB 5839 would remove the “passenger only” limitation for county ferry districts, allowing them to support vehicle ferries; supporters from Whatcom County and the Association of Counties said the change would help aging ferry systems, improve funding flexibility, and support essential island access, while some testimony was opposed. SB 6032 would amend the secure-your-load law to allow vehicles with mud, rocks, or debris on them to be covered instead of cleaned before being towed on paved highways; the sponsor and industry witnesses said it would save time and water for construction equipment operators, and the hearing closed with strong support and little opposition. SB 5824 would clarify how fifth-wheel travel trailers are measured, allowing up to 46 feet measured from the kingpin to the rear of the trailer; RV industry, dealer, and business groups supported it as a safety-neutral clarification that would align Washington with other states and improve competitiveness, and the hearing closed with overwhelming support. Finally, SB 5864 would create an online motor vehicle insurance verification system at the Department of Licensing, require insurers to provide policy data, and use the system at registration renewal beginning in 2029 after a pilot period. The sponsor and supporters from insurers and law enforcement said the bill would reduce uninsured driving, improve roadside verification, and lower costs shifted to insured drivers, while county auditors and vehicle subagents supported the policy but warned that implementation must be technically reliable and adequately funded so renewals are not slowed. The public hearing closed with substantial support and some operational concerns raised, and the committee adjourned after the final hearing.