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• ><c> gentleman</c><00:30:18.720><c> for</c> want to commend the gentleman for want to commend the gentleman
• I have to commend the lady from Jefferson.
• I have to commend the lady from Jefferson.
• I want to commend both of you fine gentlemen for those pieces of legislation.
• I just want to commend the gentleman.

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The House convened with 98 members present, declared a quorum, approved the prior journal, and received Senate concurrence requests on Senate Bills 263, 281, and 324. The chamber then moved through second readings and committee reports on a range of measures, including education, agriculture, banking and insurance, judiciary, licensing, and task force resolutions. Among the reported bills were measures on KEES scholarships for non-certified schools, a residential safe room rebate program, dual credit scholarships, impeding a first responder, motor vehicles, tallow-based cosmetic products, animal health emergencies, mortgage loan income limits, deferred deposit fees, child protection, Attorney General operations, corrections operations, school leadership, school transportation, advanced mathematics coursework, and task forces on charitable gaming and early childhood education governance. The House passed House Bill 642, a Teachers' Retirement System housekeeping bill, after adopting House Committee Substitute 1. The sponsor said the bill updates survivor benefit documentation, raises the daily earnings limit for retired members returning to work from $170 to $200, removes an unused early-return provision, reinstates a pension waiver program, clarifies benefit tier calculations using an earlier participation date in another state system, and allows a parent member to manage payments for a disabled child without a court order. Members asked about substitute teaching limits, retirement penalties, budget impact, and a removed provision involving index funds; the sponsor said he would follow up on the day limits and stated he did not believe the bill would add to unfunded liability. The bill passed 96-0. The House also passed House Bill 780 on recording commissioner’s deeds, after adopting a floor amendment that removed fines and penalties. The bill allows a city to petition circuit court if a deed is not recorded within 30 business days, and the court may compel filing and award costs and attorney’s fees. Members discussed whether the bill effectively created a lawsuit-based enforcement mechanism rather than a fine, and supporters said it would help local governments identify responsible property owners and address code enforcement and public safety issues. The bill passed 96-0. House Bill 541, concerning peace officers, also passed after a committee substitute; the sponsor said it cleans up Kentucky Law Enforcement Council procedures, strengthens certification standards, clarifies revocation language, and reflects input from law enforcement groups. It passed 95-0. House Bill 195, the Kentucky Urban Youth Agriculture Initiative, passed after a committee substitute and floor amendment. The substitute added Kentucky State University Cooperative Extension alongside UK Cooperative Extension, and the floor amendment changed the pilot’s implementation date to January 1, 2027 and adjusted the program’s term timing. Supporters said the bill would expand urban agriculture education, connect youth to food systems and career pathways, and help students in urban counties learn practical agricultural skills; it passed 97-0. The House then took up House Bill 794 on financial exploitation, which expands protections to all adults age 65 and older, adds felony penalties for knowingly, wantonly, or recklessly exploiting those adults, allows the attorney general to seek extradition from another state, and requires investment advisers to complete three hours of continuing education on financial exploitation. Members cited real-world scam experiences and urged stronger penalties, but the bill passed 96-0.

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• Senate resolution commending Dr.
• Senate resolution commending Dr. Mark Senate resolution commending Dr.
• highest commendations and Whereas highest commendations and congratulations<00:18:35.600><c> are</c>
• ><c> congratulated</c><00:20:23.640><c> for</c> highly commended and congratulated for highly commended
• </c> Senator Chambliss commending John R. Senator Chambliss commending John R.

Keywords: 920, all

Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with prayer, the pledge, and a quorum present, then quickly handled routine business including excusing absent senators, adopting the prior journal, and recognizing several guests in the gallery. The chamber also paused to honor Dr. Mark Sullivan, superintendent of Birmingham City Schools, with a Senate resolution commending him as the Alabama Education Association’s 2025-26 outstanding superintendent of the year. Senator Smitherman and Dr. Sullivan both spoke, with Sullivan highlighting Birmingham’s academic gains, reduced failing schools, and lower chronic absenteeism. The Senate then processed a series of House messages and confirmations. It concurred in SB 288 on agriculture authorities and SB 317 on the Alabama Commission on the Evaluation of Services, but non-concurred and sent SB 174 on natural resources and SB 32 on solid waste collection fees to conference. The chamber confirmed numerous appointments, including Rex Jones, William Donahue, Jim Massey, Jason Windham, Alexander Atwater, Charles Dean, Steve McKinnon, Bonnie Temple, Shaniqua Johnson-Enam, Dwayne Jenkins, Troy Skipworth, Gloria Watts, Tracy Doughty, Kevin Ball, Joe D. Briggs, Josh Bryant, Dylan Turk, David R. Pruitt III, and Carol Smitherman, with most confirmations passing on near-unanimous rolls. Committee reports advanced several House bills, including favorable reports on HB 224, 591, 614, 609, 444, 248, 611, 622, 92, and 556, with HB 248 amended. The Senate also adopted a resolution honoring the University of Alabama women’s wheelchair basketball team for winning the 2026 national championship, and another resolution recognizing the seriousness of the national debt and urging Congress to establish regular budget order. A resolution honoring retired Brigadier General Vandiver H. Carter as the 2026 Marion Military Institute Alumnus of the Year and a resolution commending John R. Cooper were also adopted. In local legislation, the Senate passed HB 635 for Choctaw County, HB 639 for Escambia County, SB 10 for Tuscaloosa County, HB 315 for class one municipalities after adopting a committee substitute and a friendly amendment, and HB 404 for class one municipalities. Finally, the Committee on Rules reported and the Senate adopted a special order calendar for the next legislative day, listing a wide range of bills for priority consideration, including measures on solar power facilities, homestead exemptions, education, guardianships, tax increment districts, legal tender, college tuition, crime victims compensation, motor vehicles, entertainment industry issues, campus chaplains, tax abatements, alcoholic beverage producers, data privacy, constables, insurance, municipal audits, income tax, public high schools, taxation, state health planning, and University of Alabama matters.

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• Members, a very, very, very happy birthday to Representative Berfield and Representative Campbell today
• I am very, very happy and excited to say, happy birthday to Beckham Belota, my grandson, his very first
• birthday today.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• Happy birthday to Lieutenant Governor J. What is your business?
• Happy birthday to Lieutenant Governor Jay Collins. This is his birthday today.

Summary: The Committee on Rules met with a quorum present and took up a presentation from the Governor’s office on proposed congressional reapportionment. Executive Office of the Governor counsel Mo Jazeel argued that mid-cycle congressional redistricting is legally permissible, that race should not be used in drawing districts, and that the Florida Fair Districts provisions are inconsistent with federal equal protection principles and, in the executive branch’s view, are inseverable. Jason Parada then presented the proposed map, explaining that it was drawn using 2020 census block data, with county growth estimates used only as a guide, and that the plan was designed to be race-neutral while also considering compactness, county and municipal boundaries, and other traditional redistricting criteria. He said the map keeps 48 counties and 382 municipalities whole, has compactness scores comparable to the current map, and makes the largest changes in South Florida, with some districts remaining unchanged and others reconfigured around population shifts and geographic boundaries. Members questioned both presenters extensively about the legal basis for disregarding the Fair Districts Amendment, the use of partisan data, the absence of racial analysis, and whether the map truly reflects population growth. Jazeel said the executive branch’s position is that race-based provisions in the state constitution cannot be used if they conflict with the U.S. Constitution, and that the forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Calais could further clarify the law. Parada said he did not use race in drawing the map, did use partisan information as one of several traditional criteria, and relied on 2020 census data for population equality. Senators also pressed him on who reviewed the map, why the public and legislators had limited time to review it, and whether the plan was intended to favor Republicans; Parada denied partisan intent and said he was the only person who moved lines on the map, though he consulted with other Executive Office of the Governor staff and counsel. Several senators raised concerns that the map did not clearly reflect Florida’s recent population growth, that some districts remained highly irregular, and that the plan appeared to be based on a legal theory contingent on future court rulings. The presenters responded that congressional districts must be equal to the person, that growth estimates can only guide orientation rather than replace census data, and that the map was designed to preserve as much of the existing structure as possible while making the largest adjustments in South Florida. No vote or final action on the map was taken during the excerpted portion of the meeting, and the committee continued with questions and discussion.

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• Um, I commend you for that. It is very powerful testimony.
• Um, I commend you for that. It is very powerful testimony.
• Um, I commend you for that. It is very powerful testimony.
• First of all, we want to commend Chairman Flannery for working with us.
• But chairman, I want to commend today.

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:02 Roll Call 00:00:23 HB 414 Discussion 00:01:58 HB 414 Vote 00:22:34 HB 43 Discussion 00:24:56 HB 43 Vote 00:26:37 HB 518 Discussion 00:27:37 HB 518 Vote 00:45:20 Adjournment 00:46:35, 958, all

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• There are several things to commend this bill. I'll walk through them quickly.
• So this fits in exactly that category and as another factor commending the legislation.
• </c> Uh, there are several things to commend Uh, there are several things to commend this<01:43:16.480
• </c><01:43:45.920><c> you</c> current economy. uh and uh I commend you current economy. uh and uh I commend
• factor commending the the legislation.<01:44:23.920><c> Uh</c><01:44:24.159><c> and</c><01:44:24.400

Committee: Senate Taxes

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• So, I commend you all for your work. Thank you.
• So, I commend you that's still private.
• So, I commend you all<01:28:44.280><c> for</c><01:28:44.440><c> your</c><01:28:44.560><c> work.
• </c> join Senator Westlin in commending join Senator Westlin in commending everyone<01:28:56.400><c>
• And uh I have to commend everyone for trying to find the money.

Committee: Senate Judiciary and Public Safety

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• And I commend both the speaker for the interim committee and the chairman for the...
• Second I would commend to you the exceptions in product liability under 82. 2.008, B1 and 2, that have
• But I commend the bill, it is a step forward.
• I also can't think of a better agency than TDEM to lead this initiative and I commend this committee
• So I commend you and your leadership for this. Thank you. Thank you. Stephen Sample.

Bills: HB 13 , HB143 , HB144 , HB145 , HB366 , HB470 , HB805 , HB912 , HB13 , HB143 , HB144 , HB145

Committee: House State Affairs

Keywords: emergency communication, infrastructure, first responders, grant program, interoperability, Texas Interoperability Council, local governments, HB 143, Texas Railroad Commission, Public Utility Commission of Texas, Natural Resources Code, oil and gas, well site, surface facility, electrical power line, National Electrical Code, NEC, electrical safety, utility disconnect, service disconnection

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• I just want to commend the Speaker.
• </c><02:58:05.680><c> and</c> to commend Representatives Kelly and to commend Representatives Kelly and
• So I commend need a strong FTC.
• I want to coni com commend support it.
• I commend the support HR 1190.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, June 23, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Oliveira, resolutions commending the Ludlow Community Center Randall's Boys and Girls Club on the 75th
• Rush, resolutions commending the Admetech Foundation on recognizing the 16th annual prostate cancer awareness

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several resolutions. The clerk read resolutions commending the Ludlow Community Center Randall’s Boys and Girls Club on its 75th anniversary and recognizing the Admetech Foundation’s 16th annual prostate cancer awareness day on March 27, 2025. Both resolutions were adopted by voice vote. After a brief recess, Senator Tarr offered an order that when the Senate adjourns, it would reconvene on Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. in a full formal session without a calendar. The order was adopted without objection. Senator Tarr then moved to adjourn, and the Senate agreed by voice vote. The chamber adjourned to meet again on Wednesday at 1:00 p.m.

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• taken show a genuine effort and passion on your part to help those that are truly in need, and I just commend
• Chair, and again thank you for your work and the committee's work on this bill, as well as I want to commend
• thank you to the committee and chair for your leadership on this bill, helping it, and you are to be commended

Summary: The Committee on Revenue and Taxation met with a quorum and heard five bills, most of them tax exemptions or credits aimed at housing, veterans, and seniors. SB 1096, as amended, would provide a $1,500 tax credit for certain grandparents and other caregivers for tax years 2026 through 2030, with income-based phaseouts, a seven-year carryforward, and exclusions for dependents receiving foster care payments. Members praised the author’s amendments and the bill passed unanimously to Appropriations. The committee also heard AB 672, extending a property tax welfare exemption for community land trust projects that create or rehabilitate low-income housing, and AB 1668, extending for five years the welfare property tax exemption for nonprofit land trusts that protect open space and recreational lands. Supporters for both bills emphasized permanent affordability, stewardship of natural lands, and relatively small public costs compared with the housing and conservation benefits. AB 672 and AB 1668 each passed unanimously to Appropriations, though AB 1668 drew one respectful opposition from the California Teachers Association. AB 2022 would expand the property tax exemption for disabled veteran homeowners, increasing the exemption for low-income veterans to 100% and to 50% of assessed value for others, while preserving current benefits through a loophole-closing amendment. The author and veteran advocates argued the bill would help keep disabled veterans and their families in their homes and make California more competitive with other states. The bill passed 5-0 to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs. AB 2641 was placed on the consent calendar and adopted without objection.

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• taken show a genuine effort and passion on your part to help those that are truly in need, and I just commend
• Chair, and again, thank you for your work and the committee's work on this bill, as well as I want to commend
• You are to be commended, Assembly Member, for doing something that, again, with a previous bill, actually

Committee: Senate Revenue and Taxation

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• And so I commend both of you for creating this commission.
• I commend you in your effort.
• oh senator I'm confident you will not have to file for that but thank you representatives again I commend

Bills: H5188

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Labor and Workforce Development

Keywords: unemployment insurance, labor, access, special commission, equity in claims, 1212, all

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• So I would just commend the bill to you.
• And with that, we want to commend It's another part of our foreclosure prevention work that we've been
• And with that, we want to commend this bill to this good committee and want to urge you all to move it

Summary: The committee held public hearings on two housing-related bills. Senate Bill 6054 would prohibit common interest communities, including HOAs and condominiums, from banning fire-hardened building materials that meet health and safety standards, while still allowing reasonable rules on design, placement, and appearance. The sponsor said the bill is intended to help homeowners reduce wildfire risk without forcing any resident to make changes, and staff explained that it would apply retroactively to conflicting governing documents. Testimony was generally supportive, including from the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, the Washington State Community Associations Institute, and HOA United, though the American Wood Council asked for narrower definitions so wood products could still qualify under other standards. Senate Bill 5938 would revise the $80 foreclosure prevention fee created last session. Staff said the bill expands exemptions to include reverse mortgages for borrowers age 60 and older, chattel loans and retail installment contracts for dwellings secured as personal property, and limits duplicate charges in certain state-supported homeownership programs. It also removes the option to pay the fee from borrower cash at closing, allows financing through loan proceeds, clarifies disclosure and Commerce’s rulemaking authority, and directs Commerce and the Housing Finance Commission to study creating a state homeowner assistance fund by July 1, 2027. The sponsor and supporters said the changes would stabilize foreclosure prevention funding, prevent multiple charges on the same transaction, and help homeowners stay in their homes. Testimony on SB 5938 was strongly supportive from the Washington Homeownership Resource Center, the Washington Build Back Black Alliance, HOA United, and the Northwest Justice Project, with speakers emphasizing foreclosure prevention, housing stability, and the need for assistance for seniors, first-time buyers, and HOA homeowners. At the end of the hearing, the chair announced that the committee would likely take executive action on the bills early the next week and asked members to submit amendments by the stated deadlines.

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• Speaker, I'm commending the bill to you for your consideration and asking for your support.
• Speaker, I'm commending this bill to you to ensure that we are spending taxpayer dollars efficiently,
• Speaker, I commend this bill to you for your support. Further remarks.

Keywords: 904, all

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• I just wanted to commend the representative today for bringing this good bill forward.
• I just wanted to commend the representative today for bringing this good bill forward.
• And first, I'd like to commend the chair on all the names and all the testimony that he went through

Committee: House Commerce Committee

Summary: The Commerce Committee met with a quorum and heard three bills. First, CS/HB 515 on the Uniform Commercial Code was presented as a Florida Bar-backed update creating a new chapter to address digital assets and ledger technologies, including rules for perfection of security interests and lien priorities involving items such as Bitcoin. The bill drew support from the Florida Bar’s business law section and the Florida Bankers Association, had no amendments or opposition, and was reported favorably after a unanimous roll call. The committee then heard HB 1427 on rural communities, a broad package creating an Office of Rural Prosperity, a rural resource directory, a Renaissance grant program, a rural arterial road monetization program, housing and school support measures, and new health care grant programs for telehealth, staffing, training, and mobile units. Sponsors and many local officials, economic development groups, chambers, utilities, and other organizations testified in strong support, emphasizing infrastructure, workforce, housing, and health care needs in rural Florida. Members from both parties praised the bill’s focus on rural counties, and it was reported favorably. Finally, HB 299 on elevator accessibility requirements would allow an additional shorter interior support well in elevators while keeping the existing 42-inch support well requirement, with the goal of improving accessibility and flexibility for building owners. The National Elevator Industry supported the measure, there was no opposition or amendment, and the bill passed unanimously. The committee then adjourned.

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• So I commend the work on this, and looks like the bill passes with favorable expression.
• So I commend the work on this, and looks like the bill passes with favorable expression.
• So I commend the work on this, and it looks like the bill passes with favorable expression.

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00 Attendance Roll Call 01:25 HCR 22 Discussion 01:57 HCR 22 Roll Call Vote 07:55, 958, all

Summary: The Natural Resources Committee met with a quorum, approved the minutes, and then heard ACR 22, sponsored by Representatives Randy Bridges and Steven Rudy. The resolution declares nuclear generation to be a clean, dispatchable baseload energy source for Kentucky. The sponsors argued that Kentucky and the broader energy market are facing growing demand and reliability challenges, and said the resolution recognizes prior legislative steps on nuclear power, including lifting the nuclear moratorium, creating a nuclear study working group, and establishing the Kentucky Nuclear Development Authority. The sponsors also emphasized nuclear power as part of an all-of-the-above energy strategy and highlighted small modular reactors and spent fuel processing as important future technologies. They referenced Paducah’s former uranium enrichment site and potential laser enrichment work as part of a recycling approach that could reduce waste and support new fuel production. No outside testimony was presented in the excerpt. Members expressed support for the resolution, with several noting its importance for economic development, reliable power, and keeping coal relevant through new energy partnerships. The committee voted favorably on the measure, with all members present voting aye, and the chair stated that the resolution would pass with favorable expression. The committee then adjourned.

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• She had a daughter with a birthday. Yeah, they sure did. Two minutes apiece. Mr.
• My son's birthday. All right. Ready? Ready? Zipper aye. Aye. Zipper, aye. Okay.
• My son's birthday. All right. Ready? Ready? That's birthday. All right. Ready? All right, Mr.

Committee: House Natural Resources

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• On the Fourth of July, President Trump celebrated our nation's birthday by signing Republicans' big ugly
• I thank the chairman and commend Mr.
• <00:46:28.160><c> the</c><00:46:28.400><c> chairman</c><00:46:28.880><c> and</c><00:46:29.280><c> commend
• </c> I thank the chairman and commend Mr. I thank the chairman and commend Mr.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Friday, September 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• morning that we’re going to be spending so much time together we may start celebrating anniversaries, birthdays
• I just wanted to say that I was not in support of this last time, but I want to commend Senator Inas
• but</c><01:57:07.719><c> I</c><01:57:07.840><c> want</c><01:57:07.960><c> to</c><01:57:08.199><c> commend
• </c><01:57:08.520><c> senator</c> last time but I want to commend senator last time but I want to commend

Committee: Senate Commerce

Keywords: 1191, senate, all