Transcript Highlights:

• I really have—you have taken a good negotiated bill and poisoned it. ...a good negotiated bill and poisoned
• I had a question: how many people were at the table to negotiate this?
• Madam Chair, there is no negotiated bill.
• And I hope that the negotiations will continue.
• So it was basically kind of almost a three-way negotiation.

Committee: House House Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:

• . negotiations. negotiations.
• We’re negotiating on the three bills we agreed to negotiate on right now.
• We’re negotiating on the three bills we agreed to negotiate on right now.
• > the</c> negotiate.
• We're negotiating on the negotiate.

Bills: HR747 , HR719 , HB5371

Keywords: courthouse construction, federal regulations, urban development, government spending, judicial facilities, political violence, Charlie Kirk, civil discourse, freedom of speech, unity, political extremism, condemnation, Civic engagement, continuing resolution, appropriations, fiscal year 2026, omnibus, government funding, federal budget, USDA

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• negotiated negotiated uh<01:13:36.120><c> cost.
• </c><01:14:33.680><c> Is</c> limitation on their negotiations. Is limitation on their negotiations.
• </c> health plan, you can no longer negotiate health plan, you can no longer negotiate your<01:22:35.640
• </c> start at and we talk about negotiating start at and we talk about negotiating and<01:25:52.600><
• </c><01:34:35.520><c> points</c> back with the same negotiating points back with the same negotiating

Committee: Joint Public Health and Welfare

Transcript Highlights:

• here on this measure is to allow public sector unions to actually negotiate this bill.
• </c><00:16:30.079><c> this</c><00:16:30.240><c> bill</c> to um thr actually negotiate this bill to um
• </c> contributions and the negotiations contributions and the negotiations behind<00:17:14.640><c> it
• is something that we think is a negotiation between us and the employee group.
• process. what we negotiate so uh setting a what we negotiate so uh setting a percentage<00:26:07.760

Committee: House Labor

Transcript Highlights:

• Do you negotiate with the unions for the judicial branch, or does the executive branch negotiate for
• Do you negotiate with the unions for the judicial branch, or does the executive branch negotiate for
• Shorba, Madam Chair, Representative Ric, um, we do all of our own negotiations.
• Do you negotiate with the unions for the judicial branch, or does the executive branch negotiate for
• um do you negotiate with the unions for um do you negotiate with the unions for the<00:29:40.640><c>

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• As we are all aware, this is the result of a long bipartisan negotiation process.
• We are all aware this is the result of a long bipartisan negotiation process.
• The agreement ensures a bipartisan negotiation on House rules.
• The agreement ensures a bipartisan negotiation on House rules.
• The agreement ensures a bipartisan negotiation on House rules.

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• As we met for weeks with the administration to negotiate a package that you see in front of you today
• negotiate and have nothing left when we come back downstairs.
• That was negotiated back from what the governor would have spent anyway.
• Thank you, Kelly, for all the work to the negotiating team. Thank you for your work.
• Thank you to the other members of the negotiating team for this good bill. negotiating team for this

Committee: House House Taxation & Revenue

Transcript Highlights:

• It may be more sympathetic, the adjacent landowner, if they're included in that process of negotiation
• . ...empathetic, the adjacent landowner, if they're included in that process of negotiations on that
• But in our experience, we have had occasions on projects where we have negotiated agreements...
• And we'll come see each and every one of you for negotiations. My members have testified.
• And we'll come see each and every one of you for negotiations. My members have testified.

Committee: House Utilities

Summary: The committee first took up House Committee Substitute for House Bills 21, 22, and 1626, which would combine the bills and add a clawback/refund provision for construction work in progress in base rates if costs were imprudently incurred or a project is not placed in service in a reasonable time. Supporters argued Missouri should remove its CWIP ban to stay competitive with neighboring states and attract utility investment, while opponents warned about unknown costs and timelines for ratepayers. The substitute was adopted, and the committee voted the combined bill do pass by 12 ayes and 7 noes. The committee then considered House Bill 2711, as amended by a substitute, dealing with broadband-related property tax treatment. The sponsor explained the substitute narrowed the bill to new installations, added a seven-year sunset, and aimed to clarify assessment issues. Supporters said the measure would help expand broadband infrastructure and improve service in underserved areas, while opponents argued the tax break should not apply to upgrades within existing service territories and questioned whether the bill truly expanded access. The committee adopted the substitute and voted the bill do pass by 12 ayes and 7 noes. The remainder of the hearing focused on House Bill 2762, a broad solar/wind/water measure. The sponsor described provisions setting a $2,500 per megawatt tax on solar nameplate capacity, creating more uniform assessment rules, establishing setbacks for solar facilities, limiting eminent domain use, and including smaller sections on water district dissolution and wind turbine lighting. Testimony was mixed: solar developers, Clean Grid Alliance, Renew Missouri, and Missouri Farm Bureau supported clearer rules, grandfathering, and setbacks they viewed as reasonable, while landowners and local residents raised concerns about property rights, transparency, runoff, glare, noise, and the impact of large solar projects on neighboring farms and homes. No final action on HB 2762 was taken in the portion provided, but the chair said a committee substitute would be developed to address the solar issues more comprehensively.

Transcript Highlights:

• He wanted the same sweetheart deal that his predecessor had negotiated with our district.
• And when asked, when I was going for a promotion, we do not negotiate. It is what it is.
• And when asked, when I was going for a promotion, we do not negotiate.
• So not having a union is not going to help you negotiate a salary.
• Could you imagine the school district negotiating with each teacher?

Bills: S0332 , S0464 , S0576 , S0830 , S0964 , S0984 , S1096 , S1296 , S1298 , S1612 , S1656

Committee: Senate Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Keywords: public records, public meetings, property rights, transcripts, settlement negotiations, Veterans Day, K-12 schools, holiday observance, education, Florida statutes, cybersecurity, local government, grant program, data-sharing, Florida Digital Service, ransomware protection, county administrators, city managers, exemption, privacy

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• </c> the members of the the final negotiating the members of the the final negotiating team<00:02:03.079
• We'll negotiate the odd numbers, and if we don't agree, there won't be an appointment made.
• We'll negotiate the odd numbers, and if we don't agree, there won't be an appointment made.
• </c> that point is when the negotiations that point is when the negotiations really<00:13:44.320><c>
• </c> agreement even with the no negotiations agreement even with the no negotiations or<00:21:35.640>

Transcript Highlights:

• So my understanding is that there are negotiated rates for dentists to charge through dental plans.
• So my understanding is that there are negotiated rates for dentists to charge through dental plans.
• So the contract, per se, between the negotiation... ...contract, per se, between the negotiated reimbursed
• The reality is the person, the patient, can work with the dentist to negotiate what that price is.
• They don't have... ...the patient can work with the dentist to negotiate what that price is.

Summary: The House convened, completed the roll call, prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions and recognitions, including guests from a South African refugee program, Weatherford Middle School students, international students, and the 2025 Aviation State Teacher of the Year, Sam Madewell. Representative Ranson also presented remarks for International Student Recognition Day, highlighting the economic and cultural contributions of international students in Oklahoma. The chamber then took up House Bill 4329 on dental insurance claims, with Pro Tem Moore arguing it would restore fairness by preventing insurers from controlling prices for services they do not cover; the bill drew questions about free-market effects, rural dentistry, and premiums, but Moore said it should not raise costs and noted similar laws in other states. HB 4329 passed 91-5. The House also passed House Bill 2730, which ties the interest rate on taxpayer underpayments to market rates rather than a fixed statutory rate, after brief questions about how the rate would fluctuate; it passed 87-11. House Bill 3465, extending the sunset on the emission tax credit program from July 1, 2027 to July 1, 2029, passed 82-16. House Bill 4426, extending the sunset on the strategic industrial development enhancement sales tax credit from December 31, 2027 to December 31, 2032, passed 76-20. During announcements, members noted upcoming committee meetings, a rural caucus with OSU President Hess, a devotional, and a lunch event tied to International Student Recognition Day. The House then recessed until the next day, Wednesday, February 25, 2026, at 1:30 p.m.

Transcript Highlights:

• That gives us the leverage to negotiate and help us manage our health care costs.
• Those might be negotiated. That’s correct. Thank you. Representative Castile.
• Who negotiates on behalf of the physicians the fair market value or cost of, I know it’s negotiated down
• , but who is insurance negotiating with on the health care side?
• you’re negotiating with?

Committee: House Insurance and Banking

Summary: The Committee for Insurance met with a quorum and first took up three bills in executive session. House Bill 2902 was amended with a committee substitute that removed the commission language while keeping provisions on software and key-emulating devices, and members confirmed it still included a Class D felony penalty. The committee adopted the substitute and voted the bill do pass, with one member voting no. House Bill 1789, dealing with delivery network companies and insurance coverage during the delivery availability period, was also amended and adopted; the substitute clarified that the availability period is not commercial activity and that auto insurance applies until a driver is actually engaged in delivery. The committee then voted the bill do pass, with one no vote and one present. House Bill 1647 was amended to remove it from the collateral source rule section and clarify that it applies only to civil actions for damages and property claims; the substitute was adopted and the bill voted do pass, with several no votes recorded. The committee then held a public hearing on House Bill 1894, which would implement federal nondiscrimination requirements for licensed health care providers in Missouri insurance law. The sponsor said the bill is about patient choice, fairness, and access, especially in rural areas, and does not expand scope of practice or require coverage of new services. Supporters from chiropractic, nursing, occupational therapy, podiatry, and nurse anesthetist groups said the bill would ensure equal reimbursement for the same covered services and improve access to local providers. Opponents from the insurance industry argued the bill would interfere with network design, reduce negotiating leverage, and require equal payment regardless of provider type or credentials; they also said current federal law already governs network adequacy and that the bill’s rulemaking language was standard but the reimbursement mandate was the main concern. The committee also heard House Bill 3314, which updates Missouri’s insurance guaranty association laws. The sponsor and supporters explained that the bill would clarify coverage for cyber policies, ensure coverage follows the policyholder in insurance business transfer or corporate division transactions, and allow limited pre-liquidation information sharing from the Department of Commerce and Insurance to guaranty associations so claims can be handled faster after insolvency. Witnesses said the bill is technical and intended to modernize the system without expanding coverage or increasing taxpayer exposure. Members asked about the $300,000 property and casualty claims cap, the definition of high-net-worth individual, oversight of guaranty associations, and confidentiality concerns; supporters said the cap is longstanding, high-net-worth means over $25 million, and the department’s existing oversight and confidentiality protections are sufficient. The hearing closed after a final supportive statement from the Missouri Insurance Coalition, and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Not only have I negotiated U.S. prices from a manufacturer, we have had several licensing deals on negotiated
• They buy and dispense medicines based on nationally negotiated reimbursement rates.
• DEALS ON NEGOTIATED&nbsp; PRICES OVERSEAS FOR THE SAME TYPE OF DRUGS.
• THEY BUY AND DISPENSE MEDICINES BASED ON&nbsp; NATIONALLY NEGOTIATED REIMBURSEMENT RATES. 477 THERE'S
• We are glad some of our companies are doing individual negotiations to bring those costs down.

Summary: The committee first took up CS/House Bill 981, which would restore the Ocklawaha River and related natural resources. Supporters, including environmental groups, Save the Manatee Club, business owners, and Reunite the Rivers advocates, argued the bill would improve manatee habitat, fish passage, flood protection, tourism, and long-term economic returns while reducing dam maintenance costs. Opponents and skeptics focused on concerns about water quality, nutrient loading in the St. Johns River, loss of the Rodman Reservoir’s habitat and water-supply value, and potential ecological and economic harms. Members in debate largely supported the restoration effort, and the bill was reported favorably on a unanimous vote. The committee then heard HB 697, the PRICE Act, which would use international reference pricing to set a drug cost benchmark, address pharmacy benefit manager practices, and require health plans to keep drug prices stable for the year. The sponsor said the bill would lower costs and improve access, especially for uninsured Floridians. Supporters, including independent pharmacists, argued PBMs are squeezing pharmacies and that the bill could help lower prices. Opponents from BioFlorida and PhRMA warned the proposal could disrupt the national drug supply chain, fail to pass savings to patients, and lead to shortages, reduced access, and less innovation. After debate, the bill passed favorably, with Rep. Chambliss voting no. The committee also considered CS/HB 1081, which was amended to include private colleges and universities with NCA designation in the program. After brief discussion and support from United Way Miami, the committee reported the bill favorably. Finally, CS/HB 177 was introduced as a framework for Florida’s regional councils to cross-assign bills among regions; it received supportive testimony and was also reported favorably. The meeting then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:04:42.000><c> a</c><00:04:42.120><c> deal</c> that you might be negotiating a deal that you might
• be negotiating a deal behind<00:04:42.520><c> the</c><00:04:42.639><c> scenes</c><00:04:42.919><c> that
• we will have to see we don't negotiation we will have to see we don't know<00:05:14.720><c> what</c>
• Hortman released, like, your guys' alleged most recent version of negotiations.
• is that something you would negotiations is that something you would be<00:09:45.040><c> willing</c>

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• So that, by me, you're using some contract negotiations.
• So that by me, you're using some contract negotiations.
• Either they move up or it's used in negotiations for that price.
• These are parts of other broader negotiations and whole contracts that are negotiated.
• So if you're negotiating for a larger number of patients, we can provide a better value.

Committee: House General Laws

Transcript Highlights:

• We're starting negotiations today.
• But if that's something you'd like to propose, the negotiations start today. I appreciate that.
• negotiations not everyone wins, but I think we satisfy some of those.
• In the budget negotiation process, I understand your opinion on that subject matter. Mr.
• I would say we should start the negotiations for budget soon.

Summary: The committee met to review the governor’s fiscal 2027 budget presentation, with the chair repeatedly asking members to keep questions brief and avoid speeches. The discussion focused first on the overall revenue and spending outlook, including concerns from members that the executive forecast was more optimistic than the JLBC baseline and that the budget appeared to front-load revenue and expenditure growth. The governor’s budget team said the forecast was close to JLBC’s, that the budget was structurally balanced, and that differences were roughly $100 million per year on ongoing revenue. Members asked for follow-up calculations in writing, including the total multi-year gap and the amount of revenue enhancements above base revenues. A major portion of the meeting centered on tax and fee proposals tied to data centers, water use, and sports betting. The governor’s team defended eliminating the existing data center tax incentive as the removal of a loophole rather than a new tax, arguing the incentive had already succeeded in attracting major investment. They also described a proposed Department of Water Resources fee-setting authority for data centers to support a new Colorado River Protection Fund, and said the proposal would apply to existing and future facilities without a grandfather clause. Members raised concerns about fairness, competitiveness, and whether the changes would require a supermajority vote. The team also discussed increased sports betting fees, saying the revenue forecast did not include dynamic behavioral effects. The committee then moved through major spending areas, including corrections, public safety, border security, cybersecurity, K-12 education, Medicaid, and developmental disabilities. The governor’s budget includes ongoing funding to prevent correctional officer pay cuts, money to comply with prison health care court orders, probation funding, body-worn cameras, law enforcement staffing, fentanyl task forces, and cyber readiness grants. Members questioned the lack of funding for a prison oversight committee and asked for corrections spending totals over the administration. On border security, the executive said it was seeking about $759.7 million in federal reimbursement for border-related costs and that the governor had met with federal officials, including Secretary Noem and Tom Homan, about the request. In education, the budget proposes renewing Prop. 123, adding K-12 base funding, and issuing $1.5 billion in school facilities bonds over three years; members debated whether the proposal was appropriate and whether Prop. 123 revenues could support the debt service. The meeting also covered AHCCCS cost growth and federal HR1 impacts, with the executive warning of major coverage losses and hospital funding reductions, and DDD funding, where the governor’s team said the budget fully funds services and includes about $120 million in supplemental needs. No votes were taken; the meeting was a presentation and question-and-answer session only.

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm the state's chief negotiator.
• That issue is determined negotiator.
• We have yet to begin negotiations.
• </c> We have yet to begin negotiations. We have yet to begin negotiations.
• </c><01:08:59.520><c> a</c> distributors because we've negotiated a distributors because we've negotiated

Summary: The committee on Education met on March 19 and moved through several bills under time pressure, hearing mostly brief testimony. SB 2024 SD2 and SB 896 SD2, both concerning public-private partnerships for charter school facilities, drew support from the Department of Education, the Charter School Commission, White Kids Can, and Hawaii Technology Academy. DOE said any P3 model should apply only to charter schools on private land and not affect public schools on DOE land. Supporters argued the approach could speed construction, reduce costs, and keep public money in public assets, while UPW and HGA raised concerns about privatization. In response, SFA said the intent was to mirror the existing conversion charter school model, with public ownership of assets and unionized staff, and noted some regions have waited years for schools. SB 2613 SD1 on TMK transfers was heard next. DOE said the bill had originally been supported as part of the governor’s package but was amended to require DOE to convey lands for 13 libraries on DOE property, which DOE said would create “donut holes” in campuses and was unnecessary because existing agreements already govern library use. The State Public Library System supported the bill, saying it has long coexisted with DOE but needs clearer separation and more reliable control over its sites. The Attorney General’s office said the library system currently lacks express statutory authority to own real property and flagged implementation issues because some of the affected parcels are not currently owned by DOE. Committee members questioned both sides about current agreements, communication, and how the bill would change operations. SB 494 SD2, concerning charter school audits, received comments from the Charter School Commission, which said the bill was redundant because charter schools already undergo annual audits during the term of their contracts. The Office of the Auditor was also present. SB 2391 SD2, relating to automatic pay increases for teachers, drew strong opposition from the Office of Collective Bargaining, which said step movement and longevity increases are negotiated in each contract and do not automatically carry over when a contract expires; it warned the bill could affect upcoming negotiations with HSTA. HSTA and several other supporters argued the bill would standardize annual step movement, improve retention, and reflect existing contract language. No votes or final actions were taken in the portion of the meeting provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• A local government must negotiate a mitigation plan with a public hospital district, fire protection
• This has been a very, very carefully negotiated bill over the interim.
• And so I would say it's very, very carefully negotiated. I think we took two changes in the House.
• So this has been negotiated so that they feel like there's a dispute resolution process.
• It is indeed a delicately negotiated compromise.

Summary: The Senate Local Government Committee waived the five-day notice rule and then took up two House bills. HB 2418 would tighten and expand permit-review timelines for residential projects, including requiring “procedural completeness” determinations, adding excluded time periods, extending timeline and refund requirements to certain fee-charging state and local entities, creating review deadlines for special purpose districts and public utility districts, and requiring local governments to designate a permit responsible official and a single point of contact. The sponsor said the bill was intended to improve predictability and reduce delays in permitting; builders and housing advocates strongly supported it, while sewer and water districts and county representatives raised concerns about incomplete referrals, staffing shortages, business-day versus calendar-day deadlines, and the cost of implementing the new contact requirements. The committee heard testimony but took no final vote on the bill in the transcript. HB 2451 would revise Washington’s local tax increment financing program. Staff explained that the bill adds guardrails and transparency, changes notice and hearing requirements, adjusts the assessed-value cap for increment areas, adds public safety facilities to eligible improvements, requires more detailed project analyses and annual reporting, and creates a negotiation/mediation/arbitration process for impacts to taxing districts. The sponsor said the measure was a carefully negotiated compromise intended to address junior taxing district concerns without creating an opt-out. Supporters from the Port of Tacoma, fire chiefs, cities, and counties said the bill improves the earlier TIF framework by strengthening the but-for test, notice, and participation rules, while counties still expressed concern about cumulative impacts and asked for future opt-out discussions. No final committee action was taken in the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> negotiating accommodations. negotiating accommodations. Representative<00:03:42.360><c> Niska.
• What's in question is whether they have to negotiate in good faith about those accommodations.
• The process of that negotiation for the party of that negotiation that is the employer needs to be protected
• their accommodations because negotiating their accommodations because the<00:19:19.040><c> power</c>
• The process of that negotiation negotiation negotiation for<00:20:19.560><c> the</c><00:20:20.080><c>

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• So I have spoken with some of the members. ...are involved in this negotiation.
• for, or the bargaining units are negotiating for on their behalf.
• So this is a very limited-scope negotiation that's going to take place.
• So we can negotiate at any time.
• A question was asked in one negotiation setting to the teacher union.

Bills: S0042 , S0688 , S0762 , S1168 , S1296 , S1298 , S1300 , S1318 , S1332 , S1376 , S1548 , S1570 , S1574 , S1632 , S1634 , S1750

Committee: Senate Fiscal Policy

Keywords: child protection, medical records, investigation, abuse, neglect, healthcare, Child Protection Team, diagnosis, criminal defense, legal representation, death penalty, indigent defense, regional counsel, conflict of interest, background screening, athletic coaches, youth sports, criminal history, expungement, Florida statutes