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• Senator Rest votes<00:27:37.679><c> I.</c> votes I. votes I.
• </c> votes I. Senator Muhammad votes I. votes I. Senator Muhammad votes I.
• </c> Fate votes I. Senator Marty votes I. Fate votes I. Senator Marty votes I.
• </c> Fate votes I. Senator Fate votes I. Fate votes I. Senator Fate votes I.
• </c> her votes I. Senator Port votes I. her votes I. Senator Port votes I.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• All those in favor, vote aye. All those opposed, vote nay.
• Ten ayes, zero no, no, no, not voting. Members, by your vote of ten eyes, zero no, no, not voting.
• I vote aye. Senator Warner? Voting forward to you.
• So I vote no. Explain my vote. You may.
• So I vote no. Explain my vote. You may.

Bills: HB2014 , HB2111 , HB2156 , HB2165 , HB2202 , HB2305 , HB2321 , HB2399 , HB2403 , HB2416 , HB2418 , HB2446 , HB2601 , HB2615 , HB2620 , HB2812 , HB2939 , HB2940 , HB2955 , HB2957 , HB2960 , HB2992 , HB4026 , HB4049

Committee: Senate Appropriations, Transportation and Technology

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, driver license, examinations, motorcycle awareness, public safety, traffic laws, livestock, compensation, funding, ranching, agriculture, veterans, state parks, admission fees, military exemption, recreation access

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• </c> Pa votes no. Senator Pa votes no. Pa votes no. Senator Pa votes no.
• </c> yes vote. yes vote.
• </c> votes I. Senator Coleman votes I. votes I. Senator Coleman votes I.
• . vote. vote.
• </c> Paw votes I. Senator Rest votes I. Paw votes I. Senator Rest votes I.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• </c> an I vote. an I vote.
• Uh and we ask for a no vote. vote. vote.
• Um, I urge an I<02:43:54.720><c> vote.</c> I vote. I vote.
• </c> for a no vote. for a no vote.
• With a vote of 34 there any no votes?

Keywords: 981, all

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• All senators voted? Lock the board and record to vote.
• Senators will proceed to vote. Have all senators voted?
• Senators will proceed to vote. Have all senators voted?
• Senators will proceed to vote. Have all senators voted?
• Senators will proceed to vote. All senators voted.

Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer, pledge, and a series of gallery introductions recognizing visitors, local officials, students, and public safety personnel. The chamber first took up a report from the Ethics and Elections Committee on 42 executive appointments; after Senator Gaetz explained that the committee had reviewed the appointees’ qualifications and suitability, the Senate adopted the report and confirmed the appointments by a 36-0 vote. The Senate then moved through a long special-order calendar focused largely on open-government sunset reviews and other policy bills. It passed measures to continue or consolidate public records and meeting exemptions for aquaculture records, agency-held trade secrets, and cybersecurity information, with one technical amendment adopted on the cybersecurity bill. The chamber also approved bills extending the statute of limitations for failure to report child abuse, strengthening regulation of commercial driving schools, requiring human trafficking education for nursing graduates, creating a new injunction for protection against serious violence by a known person, and making the related public-records exemption. Additional bills passed included a nature-based coastal resiliency measure with an amendment restricting dredge-and-fill in Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve, a chiropractic trust-funds bill, specialty license plates, a one-time waiver of late financial disclosure fines, public school personnel compensation changes, the annual Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services “Farm Bill,” homestead exemption clarification for long-term leaseholders, disability-presumption clarifications for first responders, reinsurance intermediary manager changes, patriotic displays in public schools, ADS-B fee restrictions, autism-related law enforcement training and a Blue Envelope program, campus safety policy transparency at public colleges and universities, and veterinary prescription disclosure. Several bills were temporarily postponed, including local vessel restrictions, temporary certificates for practice, and domestic animals. The Senate also debated and passed a bill allowing licensed insurance agents to market health care sharing ministries, despite concerns raised by Senator Polsky about consumer confusion, commissions, and the sale of non-insurance products; supporters argued it restored free speech, religious liberty, and consumer choice. The chamber approved the bill 32-5 after debate. Most other measures passed with strong bipartisan support, often by unanimous or near-unanimous votes, and several companion House bills were substituted in place of Senate bills before final passage.

Transcript Highlights:

• Are there those wishing to vote or change their vote?
• Are there those wishing to vote or change their vote? Those wishing to vote or change their vote.
• vote.
• vote.
• vote, Chair's preparing to close, close a roll. vote or change their vote.

Bills: HJR1032 , SB1314 , SB1257 , SB1326 , SB1365 , SB1932 , SB169 , SB1991 , SB1992 , SB1204 , SB1339 , SB182 , SB1847 , SB1360 , SB1346

Keywords: HJR1032, House Joint Resolution 1032, Service Oklahoma, administrative rules, rule repeal, joint resolution, Oklahoma Administrative Code, OAC 670:15-1-10, OAC 670:15-1-14, agency regulation, legislative oversight, Secretary of State, Oklahoma Register, rulemaking, permanent rules, administrative code, groundwater, indemnity fund, well drilling, pollution prevention

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer, and recognized the Doctor and Nurse of the Day, along with several guests and visiting groups, including a military honoree, a women’s rugby team from Southern Nazarene University, a homeschool co-op, gun-rights advocates, and other constituents. The chamber also heard a citation honoring Chief Master Sergeant Scott R. Irwin for 34 years of military service, and the SNU women’s rugby team was congratulated for winning the 2025 National Collegiate Rugby Division I championship. On the floor, members considered House Joint Resolution 1032, which would align Service Oklahoma rules with existing law and executive action regarding changes to birth certificate and license sex markers. The measure drew extended questioning and debate about gender identity, intersex individuals, and whether the repeal would change current practice. Minority Leader Kurt opposed it as political and harmful, while the author said it simply removed outdated administrative code. HJR 1032 passed 38-8. The Senate then passed Senate Bill 1314, increasing caps on the groundwater well drillers and pump installers indemnity fund, 46-0; Senate Bill 1257, classifying THC as a Schedule I drug, 43-3; Senate Bill 1326, modernizing the self-storage facilities lien act and changing notice provisions, 40-4; Senate Bill 1365, raising the threshold for Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department inventory purchases from local vendors and making it an emergency measure, 35-11; and Senate Bill 1932, allowing certain motor carriers to be represented by an officer or partner at administrative hearings, 46-0. The Senate also heard announcements about an Appropriations Committee meeting and an upcoming Bible Reading Marathon before adjourning until February 26, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• The current vote is 4-2, with the chair voting aye and the vice chair voting no.
• The current vote is 4-2, with the chair voting aye and the vice chair voting no.
• The current vote is 4-2, with the chair voting aye and the vice chair voting no.
• The vote is 5 to 2, with the Chair voting aye and the Vice Chair voting no.
• The vote is 7 to 2, with the Chair voting aye and the Vice Chair voting no.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Transportation heard testimony on a large agenda of transportation-related bills, with several measures discussed before a quorum was established. AB 1588 focused on sideshows and street takeovers, with the author, San Francisco Police Department, and Streets Are for Everyone arguing the bill would modernize enforcement, add motorbikes and dirt bikes to the sideshow framework, and improve public safety; there was no opposition testimony. AB 2015 would require Caltrans to study the effects of third-party navigation apps on congestion, local streets, infrastructure, and emergency response, and was supported by Streets for All, AAA, and local agencies, with no opposition. AB 2717 would extend a sunset for off-site advertising displays at large sports venues; the Dodgers supported it, the San Jose Sharks and others noted amendments, and no opposition was heard. AB 1608 would strengthen the independence and transparency of the High-Speed Rail Office of Inspector General by requiring public reports, adding confidentiality protections for sensitive security information, and granting staffing and purchasing authority; the First Amendment Coalition supported the amended bill, while the Vice Chair raised concerns about transparency and limiting confidential notices to committee chairs. The committee also heard AB 2346 on e-bike safety, which would require speedometers on Class 2 e-bikes, lights, a statewide sidewalk speed limit, local authority over bike-path speeds, and point-of-sale disclosures. Support came from medical, law enforcement, local government, and safety groups citing rising injuries and confusion over e-bike rules; PeopleForBikes remained opposed unless amended, mainly over lighting and disclosure requirements, though Streets for All withdrew its opposition after amendments. Members broadly supported the bill and discussed helmet use, youth safety, and the distinction between e-bikes and higher-powered e-motos. AB 1919 would let Santa Cruz Metro place a citizens’ initiative on the ballot to secure transit funding and protect service and jobs; the sponsor, bus operators, and labor supported it, with no opposition testimony. AB 2012 would streamline permits for moving manufactured homes under an annual permit, and AB 2024 would clarify Outdoor Advertising Act permitting and relocation procedures; both drew support from industry and housing groups and no opposition. After quorum was established, the committee adopted the consent calendar, which included items 13, 6, 8, 11, 14, 15, and 21, by roll call vote. The committee then heard AB 2484, which would allow San Diego voters to authorize a local transit tax initiative for MTS; the author and MTS argued it would preserve service and allow voters to decide future funding, and the bill advanced on a 5-2 roll call with the roll left open for absent members. The committee also heard AB 2560, which would codify the state transportation climate principles known as CAPTI; supporters said it would lock in goals for transit, rail, active transportation, equity, and greenhouse gas reduction, while Orange County Transportation Authority opposed. The author closed by asking for aye votes, and the committee proceeded toward roll-call action on the bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? The lady from St. Louis City has recorded her vote.
• So when I vote for this, I will be voting no. I hope that many of you will vote no with me.
• vote.
• vote.
• Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted? Mr. Clerk, close the board and tally the vote.

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, approval of the prior day’s journal, and numerous introductions of visiting groups and guests, including schoolchildren, Republican women’s organizations, county commissioners, and family members of legislators. Members also suspended House Rule 98 to allow baseball apparel in celebration of opening day, with the motion passing 118-22. The chamber then took up the state budget bills. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2002, covering elementary and secondary education and child care, drew the most debate. Supporters said it maintained record funding for the foundation formula, transportation, and early childhood programs, while critics argued it still fell short of fully funding the formula and underfunded child care subsidies by about $51 million. After extended debate over statutory obligations, school funding, and child care policy, the bill passed 85-70. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2003, the higher education and workforce development budget, also prompted substantial debate over a proposed shift to an FTE-based funding model for colleges and universities. Supporters called it a fairer, more equitable system that follows students and encourages efficiency, while opponents warned it would sharply reduce funding for some institutions, including community colleges and regional universities. The bill passed 83-66. The House then passed House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2004, covering revenue and transportation, 91-50, despite objections over a public transit cut and constitutional concerns raised about MoDOT appropriations. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2005, the Office of Administration and employee benefits budget, passed overwhelmingly after members discussed state worker compensation, deferred compensation, and benefits funding. House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2006, covering agriculture, natural resources, and conservation, passed 133-17 after members highlighted restored funding for agriculture business development and food insecurity grants, while others criticized cuts to natural resources and parks funding. The chamber then moved on to House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2007, covering economic development, commerce and insurance, and labor and industrial relations, with the budget chair introducing the bill and outlining its major departmental appropriations.

Transcript Highlights:

• Members will proceed to vote. Have all members voted? Have all members voted?
• Members will proceed to vote. Have all members voted? Have all members voted?
• Members will proceed to vote. Have all members voted? Have all members voted?
• Members will proceed to vote. Have all members voted? Have all members voted?
• Have all members voted? Have all members voted? Have all members voted?

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for Walton County Deputy Will May, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present. The Rules and Ethics Committee’s special order report for April 3, 2025 was adopted, and CS/HB 947 was recommitted to the Judiciary Committee. The chamber then moved through a series of bills, mostly reviser and technical measures, with several companion Senate bills substituted and passed: SB 36 (Florida statutes adoption act), SB 42 (general reviser’s bill), SB 40 (deleting inoperative statutory provisions), and SB 38 (renaming references from the Division of Investigative and Forensic Services to the Division of Criminal Investigations). All of those passed unanimously or near-unanimously. The House also passed HB 513 on electronic transmittal of court orders, requiring clerks to electronically send certain petitions, notices, summonses, and orders within six hours, including Baker Act, Marchman Act, and risk protection order documents. Members discussed whether judges needed to direct transmission and whether there were fail-safes if clerks did not comply. HB 615, on electronic delivery of notices between landlords and tenants, was amended to strengthen tenant protections and passed 108-0. HB 655 establishing a regulatory framework for pet insurance, HB 299 on elevator accessibility requirements, and HB 1145 on workforce education also passed, with HB 1145 receiving 100 yeas and 4 nays. HB 649, removing the paper supervised protocol for certified registered nurse anesthetists, passed 77-30 after structured debate. A major portion of the meeting focused on CS/HB 1205, which would significantly revise Florida’s citizen initiative process. The bill adds a $1 million bond requirement after 25% of required signatures are collected, requires petition handlers to be Florida residents and U.S. citizens, imposes background checks and training for paid circulators, shortens petition turn-in deadlines to 10 days, increases penalties, adds signature revocation notices, and creates additional criminal penalties and enforcement provisions. Supporters argued the changes were needed to address fraud and protect petition integrity; opponents said the bill would burden First Amendment activity and make citizen-led amendments much harder to qualify. Numerous amendments were offered, including proposals to remove sensitive personal information from petition forms, soften deadlines and penalties, change validation thresholds, and alter the estimating conference process; most failed, though one amendment clarifying who pays for background checks was adopted. The transcript ends during continued debate on an amendment to strike most of the bill and prohibit public funds from being used to advocate for or against constitutional amendments.

Transcript Highlights:

• votes aye. >> Senator Port votes aye. >> Senator Jeang votes aye. >> Senator Jang votes aye. >> Senator
• votes aye. >> Senator Clark votes aye. >> Senator Clark votes aye. >> Senator Putnam votes aye. >> Senator
• Putnam votes aye. >> Senator Fate votes aye. >> Senator Fate votes aye. >> Senator Latz votes aye. >
• Senator Lieske votes no. >> Senator Lieske votes no. >> Senator Weber votes no. >> Senator Weber votes
• Coleman votes aye. >> All senators have been voted who desire to vote.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I<00:24:51.600><c> vote.</c> I vote. I vote.
• Closing vote. Vote closed.
• Vote<01:19:25.360><c> closed.</c> Vote closed. Vote closed.
• Vote<01:34:28.080><c> closed.</c> Vote closed. Vote closed.
• Vote.<01:41:25.760><c> Closed.</c> Vote. Closed. Vote. Closed.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
• All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
• All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
• All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
• All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Respectfully asked for a no vote because this individual up before us right now, Michael Ruff, voted
• I respectfully ask for your aye vote. I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you.
• She is asking for an aye vote. Aye vote. Senator, permission to read a documented material.
• Although the votes are not public, the members present are, and the vote was 18 to 0.
• I do want to confirm there was a question about who voted and who didn't vote.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Berg votes aye. Representative Berg votes aye. Street votes aye. Representative Street votes aye.
• Representative Ramel votes aye. Santos votes aye. Representative Santos votes aye. Scott votes aye.
• Wollen votes aye. Representative Wollen votes aye. Wiley votes aye. Representative Wiley votes aye.
• Zahn votes aye. Representative Zahn votes aye. Staff will announce the vote.
• Sontos votes aye. Representative Santos votes aye. Scott votes aye. Representative Scott votes aye.

Summary: House Finance held public hearings on several tax and property-related bills. HB 2584 would create a sales and use tax exemption for qualifying farm machinery and equipment purchased by eligible farmers, with supporters arguing it would ease financial pressure on farmers, encourage investment in more efficient and environmentally friendly equipment, and help rural economies. County officials opposed extending the exemption to local sales taxes, warning of cumulative revenue losses for local governments. HB 2376 would consolidate the state school property tax levy and expand property tax relief for seniors, people with disabilities, and veterans by raising income thresholds, increasing exemption amounts, and simplifying the income calculation; county assessors and local officials supported the bill as a way to help residents age in place, while opponents argued it would raise taxes for others and weaken the 1% cap. HB 2610 would broaden the nonprofit homeownership development property tax exemption to allow limited interim rental or community use without losing the exemption, and testimony from affordable housing groups supported the change as a practical way to keep projects moving and reduce costs. HB 2615 would codify the Department of Revenue’s voluntary disclosure program and create a temporary tax amnesty period for certain unpaid business taxes; supporters said it would bring businesses into compliance and generate revenue, while one sponsor noted technical issues still needed to be resolved. In executive session, the committee advanced four bills. HB 2194, allowing a county and city within it to concurrently impose a cultural access program sales tax, passed 10-5. Substitute HB 2257, a broad tax code cleanup and technical changes bill, passed unanimously 15-0 after members said it clarified ambiguities from prior legislation. HB 2528, which would remove voter-approval requirements for certain cities to impose a local real estate excise tax, passed 11-4 despite objections that it reduced voter control over tax increases. HB 2175, exempting certain nonprofit providers of free durable medical equipment from sales tax on repair parts, also passed unanimously 15-0. The chair announced that HB 2584, HB 2610, and HB 2615 would be scheduled for executive action the following day, with no amendments allowed.

Transcript Highlights:

• The members will vote. Vote locked. Recorded vote: 2 ayes, 0 nays. Vote locked.
• All those in favor, so vote. All those in favor, so vote. All those in favor, so vote.
• Currently, this includes mail voting, mail-in voting. ...mail voting, mail-in voting.
• The members will vote. Clerk, lock machine. Record the votes. Vote. Clerk, lock the machine.
• Vote clerk, lock the machine. Court to votes.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• I vote aye. Senator Rodney. Aye. Four aye, two no, one not voting. By our vote of four...
• Bex plain by vote? Yes. I am voting no.
• I vote no. Senator Kavanaugh. May I explain my vote? Yes.
• And I vote no." "Can you explain my vote?" "Yes.
• I vote no. Madam Chair, may I explain my vote? Yes. Support this bill. I vote no.

Bills: SB1012 , SB1099 , SB1234 , SB1392 , SB1489 , SB1535 , SB1570 , SB1609 , SB1627 , SB1634 , SB1661 , SB1709 , SB1723 , SB1725 , SB1743 , SB1829 , SCR1027 , SCR1040 , SCR1048

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Elections

Keywords: concealed carry, firearms, restaurants, liquor licensing, public safety, defamation, private figure, public concern, statute of limitations, internet defamation, juvenile court, legal representation, appointed attorney, guardian ad litem, child welfare, election canvass, canvassing board, governing body, election inspection, election access

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• Have all members voted? The members will proceed to vote. Have all members voted?
• The members will proceed to vote. Have all members voted? Have all members voted?
• Have all members voted? Have all members voted? Have all members voted?
• Have all members voted. Have all members voted. Have all members voted?
• Members will proceed to vote. Have all members voted? Have all members voted?

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• Representative Reeves votes aye. Ryu. Representative Ryu votes aye. Santos votes aye.
• Santos votes aye. Representative Santos votes aye. Representative Steele votes aye.
• Wallen: votes aye. Representative Wallen votes aye. Hackney: votes aye.
• Representative Donaghy votes aye. Kloba: votes aye. Representative Kloba votes aye.
• Morgan: votes aye. Representative Morgan votes aye. Representative Reeves votes aye.

Bills: HB2291 , HB2629 , HB2439 , HB1078 , HB1701 , HB2207 , HB2501 , HB2361 , HB1932

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Business

Keywords: kratom, consumer protection, regulation, health safety, substance control, infrastructure, protection, safety, security, state regulations, public health, tobacco regulation, smoking cessation, vapor products, health policy, youth prevention, pet insurance, insurance regulation, animal welfare, claims processes

Transcript Highlights:

• Madam Secretary, can you call the vote? If you vote yes, you're voting for the three-minute rule.
• If you're voting no, you're voting against the three-minute rule.
• I vote early, and I vote in person. I never, ever thought that my vote would not count.
• What's the vote? We have five yays and nine nays. The vote to defer fails.
• A vote yes is to let the bill out. A vote no is to not let the bill out.

Bills: SB256

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: court consolidation, judicial administrative, Orleans Parish, civil district court, criminal district court, court clerk, judicial funding, 965, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• All those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote, all those vote who desire to vote
• All those vote who desire to vote. All those vote who desire to vote.
• All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
• All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
• All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Keywords: 988, house, all