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• House Floor Amendment 233847.1. Right.
• We have been very efficient on this floor, very efficient on this floor.
• We have been very efficient on this floor, very efficient on this floor.
• This floor, and so we will not be on the floor tomorrow. Don't clap yet.
• We've been very efficient on this floor. We've done a lot of good work on this floor.

Bills: HB111 , HJR1 , HB61 , HB8 , HB30 , HB43 , HB156 , HJM2 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50 , HB70 , SB3 , HJM3

Keywords: water law, state engineer, civil penalty, compliance order, water rights, overdiversion, illegal diversion, groundwater storage and recovery, well license, permit violation, water enforcement, New Mexico water code, irrigation district, conservancy district, water diversion, unauthorized water sales, measuring device, district court appeal, water resources, water compliance

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• Without objection, members’ guests will be granted privileges of the floor.
• And the floor amendment.
• Thank you, and your floor amendment. Thank you, Madam Chair.
• And your floor amendment, please. Thank you, Madam Chair.
• In the floor amendment, please.

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• And the floor amendment, please.
• Okay, and we have a floor amendment.
• , HB. 2251, having under consideration.
• There is a Bullock floor amendment.
• Your floor amendment? I move that the Bolick floor amendment be adopted to the bridge amendment.

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• Without objection, members and guests will be granted privileges to the floor.
• Thank you, and now for your floor amendment." "Thank you. And now for your floor amendment."
• Are you looking to make a comment to the floor amendment?
• Is there any further discussion on the floor amendment?
• Any explanation on your floor amendment?

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• Hearing none, the House floor is recognized.
• The House is now under consideration of Senate Bill 1434. Consideration of Senate Bill 1434.
• Hearing none, the gentleman has the floor.
• Gentleman, that's the floor. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• Hearing none, the gentleman has the floor.

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• Without objection, members' guests will be granted privileges of the floor.
• Floor session today began at 10 a.m. sharp.
• The Committee on Appropriations has under consideration SB 1189.
• And the floor amendment. Mr.
• And then to my floor amendment, it just states.

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and several points of personal privilege introducing guests and honoring military personnel and other visitors. Members also recognized a resident doctor in the gallery and guests from Sahuarita and Buckeye. Later in the day, the chamber paused to honor the University of Arizona men’s basketball team for its Final Four run with a legislative proclamation, and members met the team during a recess. The session also noted Motorcycle Awareness Day at the Capitol before adjournment. The House then moved through Committee of the Whole on a large consent calendar of Senate bills, adopting committee amendments and reporting numerous measures do pass as amended, including SB 1067, 1100, 1137, 1174, 1189, 1206, 1215, 1235, 1254, 1413, 1503, 1620, 1668, 1671, and 1754. SB 1428 was retained on the calendar. The chamber also sent SB 1160 and SB 1193 to an additional Committee of the Whole under House Rule 12P for further amendment, and both later returned with amendments and were reported do pass as amended. On third reading, the House passed SB 1058, which concerned firearm transactions and merchant coding, after debate over whether it would burden businesses and financial institutions or protect privacy and Second Amendment rights. The House also passed SB 1237 on election conduct and SB 1294 unanimously. SB 1372, dealing with reimbursement for nurse anesthetists and anesthesiologists, drew extensive debate over rural health care access, insurance company practices, and the proper role of government; it ultimately passed 33-20. HB 2050, relating to radiologic technology, also passed and was transmitted to the governor. The House concurred in Senate amendments to several House bills and then adjourned until Monday, April 13, 2026.

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• Without objection, members and guests are granted privileges of the floor.
• Floor session began at 10 a.m. sharp this morning.
• Majority Leader Carbone, for consideration of the measures on calendar number two.
• And the floor amendment. Mr.
• Any discussion on the floor amendment? No.

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• Senator, you have the floor. Thank you very much.
• We will have some consideration hopefully in the future on this floor to consider a funding formula.
• Senator, you have the floor.
• You have the floor.
• You have the floor.

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• You have the floor, Senator.
• You have the floor, Senator.
• You have the floor, Senator.
• You have the floor? Thank you, Mr. President.
• Senator Rutkey, you have the floor.

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• Floor session is now convened. The House will come to order. Attendance, roll call.
• Floor session began at 10 a.m. today. Representative Taylor. Register.
• Chair, I move that my floor amendment to SB 1429 be adopted.
• Is there any further discussion on the Colleton floor amendment?
• Now for your floor amendment.

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• Without objection, members and guests will be granted privileges of the floor.
• Floor session today began at 10 a.m. sharp.
• The Committee on Appropriations has under consideration SB 1189.
• And the floor amendment. Mr.
• I move that my floor amendment to Senate Bill 1193 be adopted.

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• Floor and gallery, please pray with me.
• Please move your floor amendment. Mr.
• Now move your floor amendment. Mr.
• Carbone, we're doing the floor amendment. Move the floor amendment? That's where we're. Okay. Mr.
• I yield the floor. Restored. Thank you, Mr. Speaker Pro Tem. I yield the floor. Thank you.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several guest introductions and proclamations, including International Mother Language Day, Arizona Nurses’ Day, Environmental Day, Teamsters Local 104, and Arizona Aerospace Day. Attendance was recorded at 57 present, zero absent, and three excused. The chamber also announced committee meetings, bill referrals, and later adjourned until Thursday, February 12, 2026. The main floor action centered on House Bill 2785, a taxation measure tied to federal tax conformity. Members debated whether Arizona should conform to federal tax changes, with supporters arguing it would validate current tax forms and provide tax relief, and opponents warning it would mainly benefit wealthy taxpayers and corporations while reducing state revenue. The bill passed 32-26 with two not voting. The House then resolved into Committee of the Whole for two calendars of bills. In Committee of the Whole, the House advanced HB 2190, HB 2206, HB 2396, HB 2442, and HB 2448, all on health and human services topics, with amendments adopted on the first three. HB 2206 drew extended debate over SNAP payment error rates and whether the bill would impose an unfunded mandate and make benefits harder to access; supporters said it would reduce waste and save money, while opponents said it would set DES up for failure. HB 2396, which would restrict certain SNAP purchases, drew testimony over whether it would improve nutrition or unfairly limit low-income families and create a “food police” system. HB 2442 and HB 2448 also drew criticism over added SNAP work requirements and limits on agency waiver authority during recessions. The Committee later advanced HB 2688, HB 2689, HB 2690, HB 2796, and HB 2797, including bills on government staffing, hospital immigration-status data collection, unemployment benefits, SNAP eligibility/redeterminations, and fraud reporting. HB 2689 prompted sharp opposition over fears it would deter immigrants and mixed-status families from seeking medical care, while HB 2796 and HB 2797 were criticized as adding administrative burdens and duplicative SNAP checks. The House adopted the Committee of the Whole report, and a motion to amend the report to show HB 2689 failed was rejected 24-32.

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• You have the floor, Senator. Thank you, Mr. President.
• We have the floor. Thank you, Senators. The Idaho Home Builders Association... We have the floor.
• They're having an event from 10 to 1 on the first floor rotunda.
• Have the floor, Senator.
• Have the floor, Senator. Thank you, Mr. President.

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• We haven't moved the floor amendment.
• So we'll go back to the floor amendment itself.
• We will go back to the floor amendment itself.
• Members, please return to the floor.
• Now move that floor amendment for us. Mr.

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• You have the floor, Senator Blaylock. Thank you.
• You have the floor, Senator Blaylock. Thank you.
• You have the floor, Senator.
• You have the floor. Thank you, Mr. President.
• They're on the second floor, I believe, in the rotunda. You have the floor. Thank you, Mr.

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• There is a Rogers floor amendment.
• There is a Kavanaugh floor amendment to the ATT amendment.
• The Kavanaugh floor amendment to Senate Bill 1332 is signed by John Kavanaugh.
• There is a Kavanaugh floor amendment to the ATT amendment.
• All right, there is a Kavanaugh floor amendment.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, recognized the doctor of the day and several guests, and then moved through a long floor agenda. Members received House messages, handled committee appointments, and considered a large number of bills in Committee of the Whole, including SB 1046 on information technology, SB 1066 on civil liability and fraudulent scientific research, SB 1332 on light rail expansion participation, and SB 1286 on veterinary prescriptions. Amendments were adopted on each of those measures, with SB 1332 drawing a notable objection from Senator Kuby over state interference in local transit decisions and preference for autonomous vehicles over light rail. SB 1286 was described as a compromise between stakeholders on electronic veterinary prescribing, including limits for antimicrobial drugs and longer windows for flea and tick medications. The Senate then took up third-reading votes on several bills. SB 1009 on school curriculum passed 16-10 after debate over AED training and whether it created an unfunded mandate. SB 1086 on the Arizona health care cost and payment system passed 18-8. SB 1317, appropriating money to the Attorney General for a coordinated jail reentry program, passed 22-4 amid discussion about the program’s success and concerns over the funding source. SB 1580, SB 1582, SB 1709, SB 1550, and SB 1761 also passed, with comments focusing on school safety funding, probation revocation for dangerous crimes against children, a Queen Creek-related appropriation, and university cooperative extension and experiment station needs. SB 1046 and SB 1286 later passed third reading as well. The chamber also paused for a St. Patrick’s Day recognition, welcoming Speaker Murphy of the Irish Parliament and reading a proclamation honoring Irish heritage and the Phoenix-Ireland relationship. Afterward, the Senate returned to business, received House requests to return HB 4027 and HB 2444 for reconsideration, heard a personal privilege statement on an ICE detention death, and announced upcoming committee meetings and caucus schedules. The Senate adjourned until Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

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• You have the floor, Senator. Thank you, Mr. President.
• Senator, I just want to give you the answer to the floor today.
• You have the floor, Senator.
• You guys remember he was here with us on the floor last year in my tummy.
• The Senate will now have before it for final consideration...

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• Madam Speaker, I want to introduce my floor guests.
• Please escort the trophies down to the Senate floor.
• I've got good news for you all: we have been very efficient on this floor, very efficient on this floor
• , and so we will not be on the floor tomorrow.
• We've been very efficient on this floor. We've done a lot of good work on this floor.

Bills: HB111 , HJR1 , HB61 , HB8 , HB30 , HB43 , HB156 , HJM2 , HM7 , HM17 , HM4 , HM22 , HM23 , HM24 , HM26 , HM2 , HM16 , HM11 , HM14 , HM21 , HM34 , HM50 , HB70 , SB3 , HJM3

Summary: The House convened for a special American Indian Day celebration, with prayers, flag citations, a Navajo national anthem, and many members introducing tribal leaders, students, veterans, and community guests. Speakers emphasized Native sovereignty, government-to-government relations, cultural preservation, education, and the importance of representation in state government. The Speaker announced plans for a future tribal summit to discuss funding, capital, and policy priorities with tribes and nations. After the celebration, the House received executive messages, including gubernatorial authorization for new bills and notice that House Bill 9 had been signed into law. Committee reports were adopted on several measures, including House Bills 128, 285, 20, 52, 57, 58, 206, 109, 38, 66, 178, 198, 202, 224, 257, 103, and 247, with several health-related bills advanced via committee substitutes and referred onward. The House also adopted House Memorial 32 and enrolled House Bill 50 with a certificate of correction. On the floor, House Joint Resolution 1, as amended, passed 67-0. The resolution would create nominating committees for certain constitutionally named institutions, require no single party majority on those committees, and shift the student regent appointment to an elected student government body; members discussed the one-year party-registration requirement and the timing of implementing legislation. House Bill 8, which creates and funds the Major Capital Projects Fund for higher education projects, was then debated at length over its graduation-rate criteria and waiver provisions, and an amendment was offered to require Higher Education Department waiver findings to be reported to and approved by the State Board of Finance for added oversight.

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• We haven't moved the floor amendment.
• To make a quick comment on the floor. Proceed.
• I rise for a question on the Gutierrez floor amendment.
• So we'll go back to the floor amendment itself.
• We will go back to the floor amendment itself.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior journal, and several points of personal privilege recognizing guests, including a newly graduated Army servicemember, the Doctor of the Day, and members of Delta Sigma Theta visiting for Delta Day at the Capitol. The chamber also adopted a proclamation designating April 10, 2026, as Founders Day in the City of Tolleson, with remarks highlighting the city’s history and the Whoopi Days Festival. The House then appointed a conference committee on HB 2874 after voting not to concur in Senate amendments. The House considered several bills in Committee of the Whole. On SB 1058, a floor amendment offered by Rep. Gutierrez to address gun trafficking, merchant codes, and related enforcement tools failed by a vote of 17-32, and the bill was then recommended do pass. SB 1094, dealing with civil liability related to gender transition procedures for minors, drew extended debate over constitutionality, medical liability, and impacts on physicians and patients, and it was also recommended do pass. SB 1136, SB 1422, and SB 1663 (with a Blackman floor amendment adopted) each received do pass recommendations. Later, the House adopted Committee of the Whole reports placing SB 1075 and SB 1202 on third reading, retaining SB 1419 on the calendar, and advancing SCM 1004 and SCM 1007. On third reading, the House passed SB 1024, SB 1148, SB 1232, SB 1293, and SB 1586, with members explaining votes on issues including vehicle registration, Supreme Court administration, outdoor advertising and zoning, GPLET tax policy, and state agency matters. The chamber then recessed briefly for announcements and personal privilege remarks, and finally adjourned until 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, April 9, 2026.

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• You have the floor. Quickly, Mr.
• Sorry, the man on the second floor.
• You have the floor. Thanks, sir. Sir, Grow. Thank you. To debate the bill. You have the floor.
• You have the floor.
• Yeah, the floor. Thank you, Mr. President. This bill... Senator Cole. Yeah, the floor.