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• Any other members seeking recognition under this order of business?
• 00:30:02.240> under other members seeking recognition under other members seeking recognition
• Hancock and Jeff Hancock, a local Hancock and Jeff Hancock, a local official,<00:31:02.559> will
• staff to meet some of the local staff to meet some of the local officials<00:31:10.320> uh
• Any other members seeking recognition Any other members seeking recognition under<00:32:02.080><

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Kentucky Senate convened for the opening of the 2026 regular session with an invocation and pledge, then administered the oath of office to Senator-elect Gary Clemens of Jefferson 37. The chamber adopted Senate Resolution 1, establishing the 2026 Senate membership, and declared a quorum present with 36 members. The absent senators were excused, and the journal from March 28, 2025 was approved. The Senate then adopted Senate Resolution 2, which set the rules of procedure for the 2026 session. The rule changes included moving certain resolutions and announcements, removing the 12-member limit on standing committees, shifting administrative regulation jurisdiction, eliminating hard-copy posting and bill-printing requirements in favor of electronic versions, allowing same-day action on conference reports, striking COVID-era remote voting language, tightening floor privilege and lobbying access rules for the temporary chambers, and repealing vote-pairing language. Democratic leadership also reported a change in majority whip, naming the senator from Jefferson 19 after the former whip resigned. The clerk reported a large number of newly filed measures, including memorial resolutions, policy resolutions, and bills on topics such as safe room rebates, trauma center coverage, planning commission membership, paid maternity leave for state employees, veterans benefits, wages, CASA, podiatry, mushrooms, motor vehicle operation, schools, city government, music therapy, dual credit scholarships, geoengineering, educational discrimination, cremation, solid waste, motor vehicle commission, economic infrastructure, recovery residences, property transfer at death, oaths, and an Article V convention term-limits resolution. Senate Resolution 3, inviting Frankfurt-area pastors to open sessions with prayer, was adopted. Members also announced an ethics training for the next day and a reception for Senator Clemens. The Senate then adjourned until the next scheduled meeting date announced by the chair.

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• solve local problems without Congress interfering.
• I was a mayor for eight years, and I like local government.
• I WAS A MAYOR FOR EIGHT YEARS AND I LIKE LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
• Any local powers by the D.C.
• HE'S OBSESSED WITH ITS LOCAL LAWS.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Members, we're going to pause for a recognition.
• Members, we're going to pause for a recognition.
• The method of IGTs making its way back to these local providers is that this local amount is levied.
• This is a local bill that will change our local airport's name to St.
• This is a local bill that will change our local airport's name to St.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then adopted the special order report and moved into a series of budget-related bills. The chamber first took up HB 5011/SB 2506 on environmental resource management and natural resources funding, where Democrats argued the bill would reduce recurring support for the Resilient Florida program, the Florida Wildlife Corridor, invasive species removal, and other conservation efforts. Supporters said the change would shift money from recurring to nonrecurring funding so the Legislature could reassess priorities each year and rely more on private-sector stewardship. After a strike-all amendment and conference posture change, SB 2506 passed 97-12. HB 5013, reducing state-funded property reinsurance reserves, passed 108-0, and HB 5501, redirecting documentary stamp tax distributions from housing and transportation trust funds into general revenue, passed 82-26 after extended debate over its impact on affordable housing and transportation funding. The House also passed HB 5015 on state group insurance, which requires DMS to develop a formulary management system and was described as producing significant savings; members raised concerns about prescription access and implementation, but the bill passed 109-0. HB 5201 on state financial accounting and HB 5203 on the Capitol Center both passed unanimously, as did HB 5009, which creates a Florida Accountability Office and reorganizes audit functions. The chamber then passed HB 7031, a major sales tax reduction bill lowering the state sales tax rate and several related rates; supporters framed it as permanent relief for all Floridians, while opponents said property tax relief would be more meaningful and that the sales tax cut would also benefit tourists and out-of-state visitors. HB 7031 passed 112-0. The House then began consideration of HB 501, the proposed fiscal year 2025-26 budget, totaling $112.9 billion and emphasizing reduced recurring spending and large reserves. Subcommittee chairs outlined their budget silos: K-12 education at $20.6 billion with teacher raises, school hardening, literacy, transportation stipends, and security funding for Jewish day schools; health care at $47 billion with full Medicaid and KidCare funding, opioid settlement spending, mental health beds, and senior services; transportation/economic development at $18.5 billion; agriculture and natural resources at $5.8 billion with reduced Everglades spending but continued water, resiliency, and land management funding; higher education at $8.7 billion; state administration at $2.9 billion; justice at $7.3 billion; and IT at $529 million for Florida PALM, FX, and other systems. Members then began questioning the K-12 budget, focusing on FEFP funding, proration, voucher growth, stabilization dollars, mental health and school safety funding, and whether districts would be held harmless under the proposed allocations.

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• Our people have fought in every major conflict in this nation's history, not for recognition or wealth
• the principles of honor, courage, and commitment, yet our service has not always been met with recognition
• <00:02:10.239> our<00:02:10.520> wealth<00:02:11.520> but not for recognition
• our wealth but not for recognition our wealth but because<00:02:11.959> of<00:02:12.120> an
• Our intention here is to move it toward state and local government.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• <01:11:14.560> law chases if you evade CBP or local law chases if you evade CBP or local law
• should be made at the state and local should be made at the state and local level<02:00:42.280><
• woman from Connecticut seek recognition woman from Connecticut seek recognition I<02:06:32.159><
• <02:14:33.800> Mr from California seek recognition Mr from California seek recognition Mr
• gentleman from Maryland seek recognition gentleman from Maryland seek recognition speaker<02:29:

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, February 13, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Wood Elementary School, the National Blue Ribbon School and School of Recognition. Congratulations.
• And School of Recognition nominee, and School of Recognition.
• They are here as the 2025 School of Recognition for their outstanding...
• Being recognized as a School of Recognition. Welcome to the House.
• DePina, House No. 4388, local approval received.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House convened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several Committee on Rules reports and related procedural orders. Members adopted a resolution recognizing the 81st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau and International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The House also adopted multiple orders extending committee reporting deadlines, including for the Election Laws, Environment and Natural Resources, and Revenue committees, and concurred in Senate petitions after suspending Joint Rule 12 for several matters. The chamber then advanced a series of local and House bills. After suspending Rule 7A, the House ordered several bills to a third reading, including measures on electronic scanning of identifications, police age-limit waivers or civil service eligibility for named individuals in Boston and Haverhill, and a bill on the contracting of digital replicas. Later, the House passed to be engrossed bills including a Department of Conservation and Recreation Title IX compliance bill and additional police-related local bills, and passed to be enacted a land conveyance bill for Wellesley and other enacted measures such as Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day, a Fall River police chief appointment bill, a Seekonk charter amendment, and a Billerica police age-limit bill. The House also adopted an order for a joint convention with the Senate to receive the Governor’s communication on January 22, 2026. At the end of the session, members adopted an order to meet again Thursday at 11 a.m. and a special adjournment in memory of Arthur H. Tobin, former Quincy legislator, mayor, and clerk magistrate. The House then adjourned to meet Thursday next at 11 a.m. in an informal session.

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• Finally, there's a certificate of recognition for Food and Farms Day.
• It's a meaningful recognition I will always cherish.
• Senator Hermio, certificate of recognition for family and consumer services.
• I'm one of your local... Thank you, Madam President.
• I'm one of your local legislators, and I just so appreciate the work La Semilla does.

Keywords: 996, all

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• Speaker, for the recognition. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for the recognition.
• Speaker, for the recognition. Um, gentlemen... Recognition.
• Thank you for the recognition.
• Thank you for the recognition, Mr. Baker, thank you for the recognition, Mr. Speaker.
• Speaker, for the recognition. Sellers, Mr. Speaker, for the recognition.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• seek recognition? seek recognition?
• seek recognition. seek recognition.
• Mexico seek recognition. Mexico seek recognition.
• seek recognition? seek recognition?
• recognition? recognition?

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, July 14, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• . recognition. recognition.
• recognition? recognition?
• . recognition. recognition.
• . recognition. recognition.
• recognition? recognition?

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, January 15, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Anything over and above that is the local component.
• Members, we're going to pause for a recognition.
• The method of IGTs making its way back to these local providers is that this local amount is levied.
• Before we move on, we'll do some recognitions.
• This is a local bill that will change our local airport's name to St.

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the pledge, quorum call, and several recognitions, including guests for Education and Sharing Day, law enforcement officer of the day Detective Miata Anderson, and later FAMU Day at the Capitol and other visiting groups. The chamber adopted the special order report and then moved through a series of budget-related bills and conforming measures, with debate focused largely on recurring funding, environmental programs, housing, insurance reserves, and tax policy. Members approved HB 5011/SB 2506, which conform environmental resource funding to the proposed budget by shifting Seminole Gaming Compact-related dollars from recurring to nonrecurring funding; supporters said this preserves annual legislative review, while opponents warned it would reduce funding for the Resilient Florida program, wildlife corridor protection, invasive species removal, and other conservation efforts. The House then passed HB 5013, reducing state-funded property reinsurance reserves by lowering the RAP program and repealing FORA funding, and HB 5501, which redirects documentary stamp tax revenues from housing and transportation trust funds to general revenue; Democrats argued the housing changes would reduce affordable housing support, while Republicans said the move was needed to control recurring spending. The chamber also passed HB 5015 on state group insurance, HB 5201 on Florida PALM accounting conforming changes, HB 5203 on Capitol Center tenancy and utilities control, and HB 5009 creating a Florida Accountability Office and revising audit and budgeting functions. The most extended debate came on HB 7031, which permanently reduces the state sales tax rate from 6% to 5.25% and also lowers several related tax rates. Supporters described it as broad-based, immediate tax relief for Floridians, while opponents said property tax relief would be more targeted and that sales tax cuts also benefit tourists and out-of-state visitors. The bill passed 112-0. The House then took up the main budget bill, HB 501, and subcommittee chairs outlined the proposed $112.9 billion budget, including education, health care, transportation, agriculture and natural resources, higher education, state administration, justice, and IT spending. Members began questioning the pre-K-12 budget on school funding, vouchers, proration, mental health and safety allocations, and inflation, with the discussion continuing beyond the excerpt provided.

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• And whereas in recognition of future.
• :33:36.240> and recognition of their history and recognition of their history and leadership<00
• > of<00:34:45.919> Black And whereas the recognition of Black And whereas the recognition
• the destruction of local property taxes. the destruction of local property taxes.
• I thought gets to be made locally.

Keywords: 981, all

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• Chair recognizes Dean Zaffirini for recognition. Thank you, Mr. President. Mr.
• Members, if you could take your seats, we have some memorial recognitions.
• Members, once again, we have a recognition of those that have suffered loss.
• Thank you, members, for that recognition.
• Thank you, members, for that recognition.

Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum, an invocation, and routine business including dispensing with the previous day’s journal, receiving a House message on HB 104/HJR 34, and a gubernatorial message naming two appointees to the Texas Real Estate Commission. The chamber also adopted several resolutions recognizing Alzheimer’s Advocacy Day, Golf Day in Texas, Cindy Ramos-Davidson, and the 50th anniversary of the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District. Members then adopted memorial resolutions honoring fallen first responders, including Deputy Jesse Ray Perez and Deputy Melissa Pollard, and the Senate agreed to adjourn in their memory. The Senate considered and passed several bills. SB 2199 increased penalties for loading overweight vehicles transporting hazardous materials; SB 1959 adjusted permit factors for the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District; SB 1376 changed supervision rules for code enforcement officer trainees; SB 2595 created a new offense for harassing, intimidating, or threatening someone while concealing identity with a mask or similar headgear; SB 1012 authorized sale or lease of certain surplus state property in Austin; SB 2245 revised bonded title procedures; SB 2605 created a municipal housing authority asset commission; SB 3044 expanded and adjusted the board of the Presidio County Underground Water Conservation District; SB 628 clarified county fire code enforcement authority through interlocal agreements; SB 2778 raised the spending threshold for emergency services district employees; SB 3039 addressed public higher education transfer issues; and SB 2523 allowed release from municipal extraterritorial jurisdiction by petition. Most of these bills were passed to engrossment, the three-day rule was suspended, and final passage was completed, often by wide margins. The chamber also took up SB 1844, which would require cities to provide services before expanding taxing areas into limited-purpose jurisdictions; a floor amendment narrowed the bill, and it was passed to engrossment. SB 2284 clarified municipal and county authority over firearms, airguns, archery equipment, and related items, and was passed despite opposition. SB 2529, dealing with the vote threshold for taxing units to adopt higher tax rates or issue tax bonds, prompted extended debate over voter approval and representative decision-making; after questions, the bill was passed to engrossment and held. At the end of the session, the Senate recessed for 20 minutes and announced it would meet as the Caucus of the Whole.

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• California seek recognition. California seek recognition.
• A gentleoman from Indiana seek recognition. recognition. recognition.
• s local economy.
• recognition? recognition?
• . recognition. recognition.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, March 25, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• <00:05:52.960> between chair will alternate recognition between chair will alternate recognition
• <02:41:50.479> Mr gentleman from Texas seek recognition Mr gentleman from Texas seek recognition
• <03:41:59.279> Mr gentleman from Texas seek recognition Mr gentleman from Texas seek recognition
• <03:56:49.960> startup Carolina's 4th where local startup Carolina's 4th where local startup
• The gentleman from Arizona sought recognition. Mr.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 24, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Oliverson for a recognition. Thank you, Mr.
• Ancilla for a recognition. Thank you, Mr.
• Plesa for a recognition. Back up. The Chair recognizes Mr. Manuel for recognition. Thank you, Mr.
• Members, we do have a few more recognitions.
• Members, we have a memorial recognition, so please have a memorial recognition, so please...

Summary: The House met on sine die and began with prayer, pledges, quorum verification, and a series of announcements and recognitions. The chamber received Senate messages reporting adoption of conference committee reports on SB 268 and SB 2972, and Senate concurrence in House amendments to SB 1637. Members also referred several resolutions and announced the signing of numerous House and Senate measures by the presence of the House. Technical correction resolutions were adopted: HCR 171, authorizing corrections to HB 46, passed 138-0, and SCR 55, making a wording correction in SB 1964, passed 126-12. A large portion of the meeting was devoted to memorials and recognitions. The House honored Pastor Dave Welch, with several members offering condolences and reflections on his work organizing pastors and engaging in civic life, followed by a moment of silence. Members also recognized the Ganado High School Maidens for winning the 2025 UIL 2A Division I softball state championship, Waco police K-9 Andor after being shot in the line of duty, Region 7 DPS for Capitol Complex security, and various restaurants, staff members, interns, caucus staff, and caucus freshmen of the year across Republican, Democratic, Black, Progressive, LGBTQ, IT, Energy and Climate, and Mexican American Legislative Caucuses. The chamber also heard a retirement-style address from Rep. Tony Tinderholt, who reflected on his six sessions in the House, his military service, and his decision to step aside to focus on family, while colleagues from both parties praised his service, discipline, and willingness to work across differences. The House then continued with additional staff and caucus recognitions, including committee staff, district office staff, and interns, with members repeatedly thanking their teams for their work during the session.

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• Members, we have a memorial recognition. If you would, please take your seats.
• Anchia for recognition. Thank you Mr. Speaker. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• He helped us. recognized him a couple weeks ago on that recognition.
• Romero for a recognition.
• Davis of Dallas for recognition.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• <00:40:42.800> taxes income and 5.3 in state and local taxes income and 5.3 in state and local
• representatives to states to local representatives to states to local communities<03:51:11.680><
• For what purpose does the gentleman from Ohio seek recognition?
• For what purpose does the gentleman from Ohio seek recognition?
• <07:25:51.398> unanimous Missouri seek recognition unanimous Missouri seek recognition unanimous

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 3, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• recognition? recognition?
• :41.360> are<00:24:41.679> armed local corrections officers are armed local corrections
• <00:43:32.319> I'm their own local law enforcement. I'm their own local law enforcement.
• recognition? recognition?
• recognition? recognition?

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, February 12, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Williams, seek recognition? Mr.
• Williams, seek recognition? Texas, Mr. Williams, seek recognition? Uh,<02:18:59.760> Mr.
• services that local businesses rely on. services that local businesses rely on.
• seek recognition? seek recognition?
• seek recognition? Thank you, Mr. seek recognition? Thank you, Mr.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 5, 2025, 1012, house, all