Transcript Highlights:

• Current vote is 2 to 1, with the chair voting aye and the vice chair voting no.
• The current vote is 2 to 1, with the chair voting aye and the vice chair voting no.
• The current vote is 2 to 1, with the chair voting aye and the vice chair voting no.
• The current vote is 2 to 1, with the chair voting aye and the vice chair voting no.
• The current vote is 2 to 1, with the chair voting aye and the vice chair voting no.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senators will proceed to vote. If all senators voted.
• Senators will proceed to vote. ...proceed to vote. Have all senators voted?
• Senators will proceed to vote. All senators voted.
• Members will proceed to vote. All senators voted.
• to vote.

Summary: The Senate convened with opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including guests from Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Clay County, and others. Senators also observed a moment of silence for Pope Francis. After routine announcements, the chamber moved to the special order calendar and took up a long series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate bills before final passage. Among the measures approved were bills creating an expedited DNA testing grant program for local law enforcement, adding aggravating factors in capital cases involving gatherings for religious, school, or government activities, requiring state health coverage for fertility preservation services for cancer patients, authorizing indemnification for commuter rail providers, prohibiting abandonment of migrant vessels in Florida waters, and creating new specialty license plates. The Senate also passed bills on Alzheimer’s awareness, relocating the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys to Florida Memorial University, charter schools, sex offender registration, utility worker protections, juvenile justice, student mental health reporting, foster home licensure transfers, water access facilities, Florida Virtual School, school readiness, sexual images involving children, tampering with electronic monitoring devices, certified recovery residences, the FSU Election Law Center, the Office of Faith and Community, and bonuses for county property appraiser employees. Several other bills were temporarily postponed, including measures on social media use by minors, veterans’ nursing homes, Parkinson’s disease, mental health and substance use disorders, education, educator preparation, officers injured in the line of duty, school social workers, and Brownfields. Debate was especially extensive on the Office of Faith and Community bill, where an amendment to bar political activity by office staff was offered but failed 13-23 after arguments over election-related communications and the scope of existing law. The certified recovery residences bill also drew notable debate, with supporters emphasizing housing as essential to recovery and opponents raising concerns about implementation and local control. Most other bills passed with little or no opposition, though a few drew dissenting votes, including the capital aggravating factors bill, charter schools, and the Office of Faith and Community measure.

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• Clerk, unlock the machine; the members will vote. vote.
• The members will vote. Clerk, lock the machine. Record vote: 97 ayes... vote.
• to vote, but can I vote?"
• Roster to vote, but can I vote provisional?
• county that should not be voting where they vote.

Keywords: 1136, house, all

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• Senator Mohammed votes I. Senator Muhammad votes I. Senator Jung votes I. Senator Young votes I.
• Senator Rest votes I. Senator Rest votes I. Senator Rest votes I. Senator Port votes I.
• Senator Port votes I. Senator Rest votes I. Senator Jeang votes I. And Senator Muhammad votes I.
• Senator How votes<04:01:18.640> I. votes I. votes I.
• Senator UK votes<04:01:28.479> I. votes I. votes I.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The vote was 119 voting aye, 225 voting the amendment.
• The vote was 351 voting yea, 15 voting nay.
• > a<06:10:48.160> committee vote 197 voting a 156 voting a committee vote 197 voting a
• c> 129<06:20:30.280> voting<06:20:30.600> a vote 277 227 voting a 2 129 voting a vote
• 190 voting a 156 voting a committee vote 190 voting a 156 voting a committee report<06:38:00.760>

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair Kila votes aye. Co-chair Yamashita votes aye. Manager Matsumoto votes aye.
• Chair votes aye. Co-chair Yamashita votes aye. Manager Matsumoto votes aye.
• Member Moroka votes aye. Senator Lee votes aye. Senator Kino votes aye. Senator Kua votes aye.
• Member Pierick votes aye. Senator Lee votes aye. Senator Oka? votes yes. Senator Rhoads votes aye.
• Co-chair Hasham votes aye. Co-chair Miyak votes aye. Member Lica votes aye.

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The conference committee first took up HB 496 HD2 SD1 on mamaki tea. Members described the agreed conference draft as prohibiting misleading use of Hawaiian words, imagery, place names, and motifs on tea packaging unless all tea or dried leaves were grown, harvested, and dried in Hawaii. The bill also included an appropriation for a measurement standards inspector position at the Hawaii Department of Agriculture, with $65,000 in each of FY 2026 and FY 2027. The House and Senate managers recommended passage with amendments, and the measure was adopted by unanimous votes from the members present, with some members excused. The committee then recessed and reconvened several times to manage a larger agenda of conference bills, moving some items to later times and rooms. Among the measures adopted were HB 862, addressing school transportation shortages by allowing certain nontraditional vehicles under safety conditions; HB 667, retitled the Microchip Identification Act, requiring DOT and counties to scan deceased cats and dogs for microchips and notify animal services; HB 958, regulating electric bicycles and other micromobility devices with safety, labeling, registration, and age requirements; HB 934, relating to broadband and the digital equity office, with appropriations and positions; HB 960, raising DOT capital advancement contract thresholds and annual caps; HB 697, updating automated speed enforcement rules and appropriating $2 million; and SB 26, creating an affordable housing land inventory task force with a $250,000 appropriation. Each of these measures was adopted with amendments by conference vote, with some members excused and several brief recesses taken for quorum or agenda management. Not all bills were resolved. HB 732, relating to the film industry tax credit cap, was deferred after conferees said they had not reached agreement, despite comments supporting the industry and local workers. HB 437, concerning an office in the Philippines under DBED, was also deferred for lack of agreement. The committee adjourned after stating that the remaining measures on the agenda would be deferred indefinitely.

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

Transcript Highlights:

• 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

Transcript Highlights:

• 00:12:54.800> members<00:12:55.160> voting members voting aye, no members voting members
• 00:16:17.360> members<00:16:17.680> voting members voting aye, no members voting members
• > members<00:23:30.920> voting members voting aye, 43 members voting members voting aye
• > members<00:25:43.440> voting members voting aye, 42 members voting members voting aye
• Roll call is open for your vote. Have all members voted?

Keywords: 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• With that, I vote aye. I vote aye. I vote aye. I vote aye. Where are we at?
• She voted yes.
• Those in favor, vote aye. Opposed, vote no. Close vote. No, no, no. Okay, you've heard that motion.
• Vote aye. Four aye. Three nays, one out voting.
• Vote no. Yeah, okay, I explain my vote, so I... Okay, I explain my vote.

Bills: HB2014, HB2055, HB2145, HB2150, HB2696, HB2755, HB2763, HB2781, HB2782, HB2787, HB2795, HB2889, HB2975, HB2985, HB2986, HCM2009, HCR2020, HCR2038

Keywords: air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, brackish groundwater, water supply development, desalination, Arizona Revised Statutes, water infrastructure, financial assistance, environmental reviews, fuel reformulation, gasoline standards, environmental regulations, ethanol supply, Air Quality, state land department, mineral lease, renewals

Transcript Highlights:

• The House will attend a state of the vote. 169 voting nay, 133 voting nay. The motion passes.
• The House will tend to stay to the vote. 184 voting a 140 voting nay. The motion passes.
• House will attend a state of the vote. 173 voting yea, 171 voting nay. The motion passes.
• to vote. to vote.
• House will attend to state of the vote. 186 voting yea, 158 voting nay. The motion passes.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator DeKay voting yes. Senator Glenn Meyer voting yes. Senator Armendariz voting yes.
• Senator Ballard, voting yes. Senator Bosn, voting yes. Senator Bostar, voting yes.
• Senator Conrad, voting yes. Senator DeBoer, not voting. Senator DeKay, voting yes.
• Senator Hunt, voting no. Senator Ibach, voting yes. Senator Jacobson, not voting.
• Senator Merman, voting yes. Senator Quick, not voting. Senator Riepe, not voting.

Bills: LB878, LB958, LB958A, LB762, LB1187, LB966, LB929, LB962, LB1209, LB937A, LB962A, LB1050, LB1050A, LB965, LB1022, LB753, LB788, LB913, LB1055, LB1195, LB429, LB721, LB722, LB727, LB745, LB749, LB778, LR293, LR296, LR422, LR495, LR496, LR497, LR498, LR499, LR500, LR501, LR502, LR503, LR504

Keywords: paid parental leave, state employees, workplace benefits, family support, economic impact, Medicaid, Medical Assistance Act, home and community-based services waiver, HCBS waiver, waiver participant, assessment tool, clinical interviewing, service tier, retroactive coverage, doula, doula reimbursement, maternal health, prenatal care, pregnancy, birth outcomes

Transcript Highlights:

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

Keywords: Scheduler, 973, house, all

Summary: The House convened, approved a prior journal, confirmed a quorum, and received several bill referrals and calendar motions before moving into caucus and committee announcements. Members also welcomed a number of guests and student visitors to the chamber. After recess, the House resumed with committee reports from Appropriations and Rules, agreeing to re-reported bills including House Bills 1006, 106, 2014, 2037, 2460, 2512, 2559, 2644, 733, 2455, 2499, and 2529. The chamber adopted two resolutions: House Resolution 462 designating May 17, 2026, as World Neurofibromatosis Awareness Day, and House Resolution 553 designating May 19, 2026, as Pontian Greek Genocide Remembrance Day. Both sponsors spoke in support, with the NF resolution emphasizing awareness, diagnosis, and research, and the Pontian Greek resolution focusing on remembrance of historical persecution and ethnic violence. The House also passed several bills on final consideration, including House Bill 2014 on opportunities for minors in emergency service organizations, House Bill 2037 on cryptocurrency-related ethics restrictions, House Bill 2512 on rideshare pricing protections, House Bill 2644 on legislative authorization for capital bridge projects, and House Bill 2559 on state property conveyances. Amendments were considered on several measures. On House Bill 2359, which prohibits government agencies from entering nondisclosure agreements related to data centers, one amendment requiring hyperscale data centers to pay their own energy costs failed on a 101-101 tie, another amendment making the bill effective immediately was adopted, and a third amendment protecting trade secrets failed. On House Bill 779 regarding abusive towing practices, an agreed-to amendment was adopted. House Bill 733 modernizing marriage ceremony law, Senate Bill 1294 on penalties for unlicensed commercial driving schools, and Senate Bill 1259 clarifying parole record privilege and access were agreed to, and House Bill 2499 concerning the State Workers Insurance Fund and Investment Authority was also advanced. The House then recommitted several bills to Appropriations, removed others from the tabled calendar, and adjourned until June 30, 2026.

Transcript Highlights:

• The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote.
• This is a 15-minute vote. THIS IS A 15-MINUTE VOTE.
• The vote is power. The vote is our voice. The vote is sacred.
• THE VOTE IS POWER. THE VOTE IS OUR VOICE. THE VOTE IS SACRED.
• TO VOTE ACT.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, March 31, 2025, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

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

Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then moved into returning messages from the Senate. Early action focused on CS/CS/HB 1503 on computer science education and certification, which would add computer science and artificial intelligence content in high school and create a K-12 teacher certificate program; after adopting a House amendment restoring certificate language and adjusting implementation timing, the House concurred in the Senate amendment and passed the bill 105-0. The chamber then took up CS/CS/HB 1085 on local government cybersecurity, adopting a House amendment to allow local governments to buy into the cyber grant program and add a five-year sunset, then concurring in the Senate amendment shifting grant administration back to the Florida Digital Service; the bill passed 104-1. The House refused to concur in Senate amendments to CS/HB 351 on concurrent legislative jurisdiction over U.S. military installations and HB 6011 on reporting gifts or honoraria, sending both back to the Senate. It also refused to concur in the Senate amendment to CS/HB 851 on professional learning for instructional and school administrative personnel, saying the Senate version expanded the bill beyond its original autism-focused scope. After a recess, the House unveiled Speaker Daniel Perez’s portrait and heard extended remarks praising his leadership, institutional reforms, and the work of House staff and members. In the second returning-message list, the House debated CS/CS/HB 1471 on systems of law and terrorist organizations. The Senate amendment clarified the definition of “promote,” refined notice and timeline provisions for terrorist organization designations, and kept references to Sharia law as an example in the foreign religious law section. Supporters argued the bill was aimed at conduct beyond speech and was intended to protect the Constitution and public safety; opponents warned it would chill free speech, target Muslim Floridians, and give the governor and cabinet unprecedented power without adequate due process. After lengthy debate, the House concurred and passed the bill 80-25. The House then took up CS/CS/HB 1473, a public records bill tied to HB 1471, and moved to concur in a technical Senate amendment aligning the records exemption with the revised structure of HB 1471.

Transcript Highlights:

• Chair Bolot votes I. Acting Chair Vat votes no. Acting Chair Yoto votes I.
• Representative Shamen votes I. I hate these kinds of votes.
• I'm going to take the vote. Chair Bot votes I. Acting Chair Eoto votes no.
• Representative Badi votes I. Acting Chair Imoto votes I. Representative Hasham votes I.
• Representative Badi votes I. Acting Chair Imoto votes I. Representative Hasham votes I.

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Public Safety met on Wednesday, April 2 at 11:05 a.m. and began with housekeeping instructions for Zoom testimony and meeting conduct. The first major item was House Resolution 43, HD1, which urged the City and County of Honolulu to work with stakeholders on an emergency access road on the West Coast. The acting chair proposed a substantial HD2 amendment to add Makakilo language, expanding the resolution to call for two emergency access roads—one on the Ewa coast and one in Makakilo—and to request community meetings and a timeline for an alternative Makakilo access road by early 2026. Testimony on the resolution was strongly supportive overall, with 14 written testimonies in favor and none opposed. The committee then debated whether the proposed HD2 was appropriate without prior concurrence from the original introducer or prior committee chair. Several members objected to the amendment process and said they would vote no because the amendment had not been posted in advance and lacked concurrence, while the acting chair argued the rules did not require concurrence for resolutions and that the amendment was needed to address Makakilo residents’ safety concerns. The discussion also included references to prior conversations with leadership and the Speaker about whether resolution titles could be amended. After debate, the committee first voted on the amended version of HR 43, but the recommendation was not adopted. The acting chair then moved to pass HR 43 HD1 as originally presented, without the new Makakilo amendments. That motion was adopted, with the committee voting to pass the resolution as is. The record notes that members supporting the original measure cited the written testimony and the need for a second access point on the West Coast, while others voted no because they viewed the Makakilo language as duplicative or preferred a separate measure. After HR 43, the committee moved on to HCR 9, and the acting chair indicated that the committee would need to take a reconsideration vote before proceeding to a final vote on that resolution.

Transcript Highlights:

• Senators will proceed to vote. All members voted.
• Senators will proceed to vote. Proceed to vote. Have all senators voted?
• Senators will proceed to vote. All senators voted.
• Members will proceed to vote. All senators voted.
• Senators will proceed to vote. All senators voted. All senators voted.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including guests from Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Clay County, and a moment of silence for Pope Francis. Members then moved to the special order calendar after adopting a motion to reconsider the earlier failed vote on CS/SB 1080, which was temporarily postponed. The chamber also temporarily postponed several bills during the day, including measures on social media use by minors, veterans’ nursing homes, Parkinson’s disease, mental health and substance use disorders, education, educator preparation, benefits for certain officers injured in the line of duty, Brownfields, and school social workers. The Senate passed a series of bills with little or no opposition, often substituting House companions for Senate bills. These included expedited DNA testing grants for law enforcement; additional aggravating factors in capital felony sentencing; fertility preservation coverage for cancer patients; commuter rail indemnification; disposition of migrant vessels; specialty license plates; an Alzheimer’s and dementia awareness campaign; relocation of the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys to Florida Memorial University; charter school changes; registration rules for sexual predators and offenders; assault and battery penalties for utility workers; juvenile justice revisions; reporting of student mental health outcomes; foster home licensure transfers; water access facilities and boating-related funding; Florida Virtual School changes; school readiness program improvements; protections against lewd sexual images of children; age-related criminal offense provisions; tampering with electronic monitoring devices; certified recovery residences; and codification of the FSU Election Law Center. Most of these bills passed overwhelmingly, though the charter school bill and the aggravating factors bill drew more divided votes. One of the most debated measures was SB 820, codifying the Office of Faith and Community. Senator Polsky offered an amendment to bar political activity by office employees while on duty and using government resources, citing alleged election-related emails and concerns about mixing government and religious influence. Supporters argued the amendment was needed as a guardrail; opponents said existing law already covered the conduct and that the amendment could be confusing or overly broad. The amendment failed 13-23, and the underlying bill passed 27-9 after extended debate about faith, politics, and the office’s role. Another notable debate involved SB 954 on certified recovery residences, where senators emphasized the need for stable housing in addiction recovery and the bill passed unanimously after supportive remarks from members who had personal experience with recovery. The Senate also passed SB 674 on bonuses for county tax collector and property appraiser employees after questions about safeguards and the purpose of the bonuses.

Transcript Highlights:

• Members wishing to vote, change your vote.
• Declare the vote, 92 i zero nay, received 2/3 vote of those votes, to the emergency to have passed.
• Vote. Members wishing to vote or change your vote. Chairs, parent to close.
• Adeschiffer, quarter vote. Once a Harris, nay. Ne a credit vote. 55 to 24 nay. Seen majority vote.
• Vote change your vote. It appears to close. Blair.

Bills: HB3407, HB1242, HJR1081, HB3443, HB3781, HB1939, HB4237, HB3430, HB3321, HB3905, HB3329, HB4253, HB4421, HB4311, HJR1046, HB2015, HB3244, HB4265, HB3941, HB4203, HB2941, HB3695, HB3380, HB3132, HB3673, HB3134, HB3383, HB4490, HB4058

Keywords: property rights, abandoned homes, manufactured homes, notification, salvage, real estate, Oklahoma Tax Commission, landowner liability, redemption, HB1242, cervidae, deer, elk, sales tax exemption, agricultural exemption, livestock, ranching, farm tax, agricultural sales tax, agriculture

Transcript Highlights:

• I vote.
• If all senators voted, all senators voted.
• If all senators voted, all senators voted.
• Senators will proceed to vote. Of all senators voted, has Senator Sharief voted?
• Senators will proceed to vote. If all senators voted.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several introductions recognizing guests and visiting groups, including the Challenger Learning Center, the Florida Dental Hygienists Association, Zeta Phi Beta, Pine Forest High School students, and others. Senators also noted President Albritton’s recovery and upcoming caucus and appointment announcements. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar. The main floor debate centered on Committee Substitute for Senate Bill 156, which increases penalties for crimes against law enforcement officers and other personnel, including making manslaughter of an officer punishable by mandatory life imprisonment without release and clarifying resistance to officers. Senator Leek described the bill as a compromise intended to honor Officer Jason Rainer, while Senators Rouson and Bracy Davis offered and then withdrew amendments. Senators Pizzo, Berman, Smith, Polsky, and others questioned the bill’s impact on self-defense, officer conduct, jury instructions, prosecutorial discretion, and the removal of language regarding unlawful force by officers. Supporters argued the bill corrects confusion and strengthens protections for officers; opponents said it removes civilian protections and imposes disproportionate mandatory sentencing. The bill passed 31-4. The Senate then passed SB 168 on public nuisances, expanding nuisance law to include gambling establishments and increasing penalties; SB 288 on rural electric cooperatives; SB 292 and SB 298 creating public records protections for appellate clerks and dating-violence victims; SB 296 establishing the HAVEN alert platform study and expanding address confidentiality protections for domestic violence victims; SB 364 modernizing CPA licensure; SB 386 creating protections for farm equipment purchasers; and several Open Government Sunset Review bills preserving or extending public records and meeting exemptions, including SB 7000, SB 7202, SB 706, SB 708, SB 7012, SB 7014, and SB 7016. Most passed with little or no opposition, though some of the public-records measures drew a few nays. At the end, the Senate waived rules to immediately certify passed bills to the House and adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• Current vote is 4-0. Chair and Vice Chair voting aye. Senator Ashby: aye. The vote is 5-0.
• Current vote is 3-0. Chair and Vice Chair voting aye. Senator Ashby: aye. The vote is 4-0.
• Current vote is 3-1. Chair voting aye, Vice Chair voting no. And again, I apologize.
• There's no vote to reconsider. No vote to reconsider. No vote to reconsider.
• Current vote is 3-1. Chair voting aye, Vice Chair voting no. Senator Becker: aye. The vote is 4-1.

Keywords: 987, senate, all