Transcript Highlights:

• Everybody gets the vote.
• But of the people voting for it, that vote needs to be at least 15% of the registered voters.
• They're going to encourage their members to vote. They're going to encourage voters to vote.
• You need 15% voting yes. That 15% needs to be larger than the no votes.
• Please vote for 432. Thank you.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• elected office blank votes spoiled votes elected office blank votes spoiled votes overvotes<00:43:24.960
• vote no vote for representative vote no vote for representative Garcia<01:44:56.800> recommendation
• /c><01:46:35.639> 1032 vote please voting on SB 1032 vote please voting on SB 1032 sd2<01:46:38.159
• Senate<01:50:24.400> Bill the vote please voting on Senate Bill the vote please voting on
• Senate<01:51:48.880> Bill the vote please voting on Senate Bill the vote please voting on

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs met on March 12, 2025, and heard testimony on several election-related and governance measures. On SB 176, relating to recounts, the Office of Elections supported clarifying that recount triggers should be based on the final Election Day report rather than the 6:00 a.m. next-day report, citing a 2022 recount example. The chair noted 3 testimonies in support, 42 in opposition, and 1 comment. On SB 1337, relating to the Stadium Authority, the authority supported changing quorum rules so only voting members count, explaining that the current interpretation makes it difficult to conduct business; written testimony from DBEDT was also received. On SB 289, relating to ethics administrative fines, the Ethics Commission supported uniform procedures to resolve uncontested enforcement matters more quickly while preserving due process; written support was also noted. The committee then heard SB 311, a proposed constitutional amendment on freedom of speech and money in elections. Supporters, including Community Alliance on Prisons, Our Revolution Hawaii, Pride at Work Hawaii, Common Cause Hawaii, and others, argued that money in politics distorts democracy and that the amendment would help prevent wealthy interests from buying influence. Opponents, including the Hawaii Christian Coalition and individual testifiers, argued that changing the constitution was too serious, that the proposal should be handled by ordinary legislation instead, and that the measure could create legal conflict. Deputy Attorney General Candace Park said the bill would only matter if key federal cases such as Buckley and Citizens United were overturned, and the chair thanked her for the legal input. The committee also heard SB 780, relating to election ballot disqualification, which would exclude candidates disqualified by constitutional or statutory provisions and create procedures for challenges. Opposition testimony said the bill would undermine voter choice, burden courts and election officials, and invite misuse; the Hawaii Christian Coalition echoed those concerns. Members raised questions about whether the measure would apply only to state and county offices, and the Attorney General’s office said it would follow up. Finally, on SB 1030, relating to election intimidation, supporters said firearms should not be brought near polling places or ballot drop boxes, while opponents argued the bill was unnecessary and could affect lawful possession; the committee received 12 testimonies, with 39 in support. The committee then began SB 1225, a proposed constitutional amendment changing the vote threshold for legislative amendments to a majority of votes tallied, excluding blanks, spoiled ballots, and overvotes; testimony in support was heard from the LGBTQ+ Commission and others, and the discussion was still underway when the excerpt ended.

Transcript Highlights:

• Um, Juliet, do you have the vote sheets? We have no vote sheets. Okay.
• We're ready to vote.
• We're ready to vote. have FIN release. We're ready to vote.
• May I take the vote for the excused. May I take the vote for the house?
• And may I take the vote for the Hi. And may I take the vote for the Senate?

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Turn on your voting<00:42:59.839> station voting station voting station and<00:43:02.240> turn
• opinions be heard and vote. opinions be heard and vote.
• vote no. vote no.
• vote.
• . vote. vote.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• 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?
• I cannot vote for this bill. I want to vote for this bill.
• vote.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of member introductions recognizing interns, pages, volunteers, and the retirement of Pastor Gary Austin from the sergeant’s office. Leadership also announced that budget talks with the House were continuing and that senators would not need to plan on being in next week, suggesting progress toward a budget framework. After routine floor business, the chamber took up a major third-reading measure on citizen initiatives and several education bills, followed later by returning messages from the House on health and school-safety measures. The most extensive debate centered on the citizen initiative bill, which sponsors said was intended to protect the constitutional amendment process from fraud and abuse based on election-crime investigations and a large state report on petition fraud. Supporters argued the bill would add reasonable guardrails, prevent misuse of public funds, and preserve integrity while still allowing grassroots participation. Opponents from both parties argued it would make citizen-led amendments much harder by adding costs, deadlines, criminal penalties, and administrative burdens that would chill participation and favor wealthy or corporate interests. After lengthy debate, the Senate voted 28-10 to pass the bill. The chamber then passed several education measures with little or no opposition, including bills tied to Bright Futures, dual enrollment, Florida ABLE, teacher preparation, and other education policy updates, all by 38-0. Later, the Senate concurred in House amendments on a stem cell therapy bill, an EKG requirement for student athletes, and a cardiac emergency bill, each passing 37-0. The House also sent back a school safety bill with amendments affecting child care facility partnerships with law enforcement, temporary door locks during active assailant incidents, supervision windows, and funding for panic alarm systems; the transcript ends as that bill is being explained.

Transcript Highlights:

• to vote. to vote.
• Vote<00:50:13.760> closed. Vote closed. Vote closed.
• Vote<00:57:24.960> closed. Vote closed. Vote closed.
• I closing vote. Closing. Closing. Closing. Vote closed. Vote closed. Vote closed.
• Vote. Closed. Vote. Closed. Vote. Closed.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• voting yea, 157 voting nay.
• <00:45:07.440> The 184 voting yay, 157 voting nay. The 184 voting yay, 157 voting nay.
• voting yea, 159 voting nay.
• A vote for the Charlie Act is a vote for parents, a vote for academic excellence, a vote for the basic
• roll call vote? roll call vote?

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Darby voting aye. Meyer voting aye. Zwiener voting aye. Dallow voting aye.
• Meyer voting aye. If all members voted, it's Hull voting aye.
• Perez voting... aye. Dr. Lalani voting aye. Have all voted?
• Olcott voting aye. Show Mr. Harless voting aye. Have all voted?
• King voting aye. Show Mr. Berry voting aye. Have all members voted? Have all members voted?

Bills: HB1, HB 2, HB 3, HB 5, HB20, HB 22, HB 1, HB 2, HB 3, HB 5, HB 20, HB 22

Keywords: youth camps, emergency preparedness, safety standards, health regulations, camp licensing, disaster preparedness, emergency management, flooding, mass fatality, mass casualty, fatality tracking, body recovery, autopsy, justice of the peace, medical examiner, county judge, sheriff, mayor, emergency coordinator, emergency manager license

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm going to vote no today for fairness. I'm going to vote no.
• Senators will proceed to vote. Have all senators voted?
• Senators will proceed to vote. Have all senators voted?
• I cannot vote for this bill. I want to vote for this bill.
• vote.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of introductions recognizing interns, pages, a retiring sergeant-at-arms employee, and advocates visiting for a Prader-Willi Syndrome awareness resolution. Leaders also noted ongoing budget talks with the House and said senators should not plan to be in next week while negotiations continue. The main floor debate centered on Committee Substitute for House Bill 12.5, a citizen-initiative elections bill. Sponsors said it was intended to address petition fraud and protect the integrity of the constitutional amendment process, citing investigations, arrests, and fraudulent petition activity tied to recent initiatives. Opponents argued the bill would make it much harder and more expensive for citizens to place amendments on the ballot, chill volunteer participation, and effectively favor wealthy or corporate interests. After extensive debate, the bill passed 28-10. The Senate then moved through a series of education bills, including measures on Bright Futures, Gold Seal, Florida ABLE, dual enrollment, educator preparation, and broader education policy, all of which passed unanimously. After a recess, the chamber took up House messages and concurred in amendments to bills on stem cell therapy, student athlete ECGs, cardiac emergency response plans, and school safety. Those measures also passed with broad support, with the school safety bill drawing some questions about the Guardian program and child care facilities.

Transcript Highlights:

• I respectfully ask for your aye vote.
• SB 1046 has had no no votes, and I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you, Senator.
• I say let the people vote. Let the people vote. Let’s not fear the outcome.
• , but to count their vote.
• I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Colleagues, this item has an urgency. It requires 27 votes.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Those in favor vote aye. Those opposed vote nay. Do not vote until you hear the bell.
• Those in favor vote aye. Those opposed vote nay. Do not vote until you hear the bell.
• Those in favor vote aye. Those opposed vote nay. Do not vote until you hear the bell.
• Those in favor vote aye. Those opposed vote nay. Do not vote until you hear the bell.
• Those in favor vote aye. Those opposed vote nay. Do not vote until you hear the bell.

Keywords: 1182, 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

Transcript Highlights:

• 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?
• 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?

Summary: The House took up the special order calendar for a proposed constitutional amendment on property taxes, CS/HJR 1F, which would create a new homestead exemption for non-school taxes, lower the annual assessment cap on non-homestead property, and restrict how counties and municipalities may use ad valorem tax revenue. The sponsor, Rep. Overdorf, said the measure would give homeowners tax relief and argued local governments could adjust spending or use other revenue sources. Opponents repeatedly questioned the ballot language, the lack of a fiscal estimate or backfill, and the potential impact on local services, public safety, and debt obligations. The House adopted the special order report and then debated the resolution and a series of amendments. Several amendments were offered to carve out or protect specific services from the tax changes. Rep. Bartleman’s amendment to protect Children’s Services Councils and Children’s Trusts was supported by members who said those entities fund early learning, mental health, aftercare, and other services for children and working families, but it failed 25-74. Rep. Cross offered an amendment to include water management districts in allowable ad valorem uses, warning of impacts on flood control, water quality, Everglades restoration, and water supply; that amendment also failed. Rep. Eskamani offered an amendment requiring the Legislature to backfill public safety funding if local revenues fall, arguing police and fire services, staffing, and response times would be at risk; it failed 25-71. The chamber then rejected Rep. Woodson’s amendment to require state backfill for senior services, with supporters citing Meals on Wheels, transportation, adult day care, and other local senior programs, and opponents saying the proposal was outside the bill’s scope. Finally, Rep. Gant offered an amendment to protect veteran services, saying local governments fund housing, mental health, transition, and family support programs for veterans; debate emphasized the importance of honoring veterans and avoiding cuts to those services. The transcript cuts off during debate on that amendment, before a final vote is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> You favor the bill, vote I. If you're opposed, vote nay. >> Is everyone voted?
• Has everyone voted? Has everyone voted?
• If you favor the bill, vote aye. If you're opposed, vote nay. >> Has everyone voted?
• Favor the bill, vote aye. If you're opposed, vote nay. >> Has everyone voted?
• If you favor the bill, vote aye. If you're opposed, vote nay. >> Has everyone voted?

Keywords: MS House Floor - 23 March, 2026; 4:00 PM, 925, all

Summary: The House convened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, confirmed a quorum, dispensed with reading of the journal, and received no reports from select committees or resolutions. Members then recognized several guests, including the JPS Tougaloo Early College High School Mock Trial Team, which was congratulated for its performance in the Magnolia Bar Association Mock Trial competition, along with Gayla Carver Sanders and Judge Crystal Wise Martin. The chamber then took up a series of local and county bills on the calendar, all of which were advanced by the usual motions and passed overwhelmingly or unanimously. House Bill 4080 authorized Jackson County to contribute $5,000 to the Junior Auxiliary program; HB 4110 created a trust fund for Oktibbeha County related to the sale of medical property; HB 4111 and HB 4135 authorized conviction assessments in Perry County and Waynesboro, respectively, for justice court building maintenance; HB 4115 extended a Hattiesburg lease to 30 years; HB 4130 created the Yazoo County Economic and Industrial Development Authority, with an amendment changing “partnership” to “alliance”; and HB 4134 created an industrial zone emergency response district for Lowndes County. Each bill passed with little or no debate, with vote totals ranging from 115 to 119 yeas and zero nays. After the bills, the Clerk reported no announcements, and members made several notices, including a Capitol Prayer Group meeting, BEAM office hours for broadband grant information, and a joint Public Utilities/Senate Energy hearing on the MSWiNS system. The House then adopted a motion to adjourn until 10:00 a.m. the next day.

Transcript Highlights:

• 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?
• I cannot vote for this bill. I want to vote for this bill.
• vote.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of member introductions recognizing interns, pages, and a retiring Senate employee. Leadership also announced that budget talks with the House were continuing and that senators should not plan to be in next week, with hopes of sharing more budget news soon. The chamber then moved to third reading and took up a major bill on citizen initiatives and constitutional amendments, with sponsors saying it was needed to address documented petition fraud and to protect the integrity of the process. That bill drew extensive debate. Supporters argued that recent investigations showed widespread fraud in petition gathering, that the measure would add reasonable guardrails, and that it would prevent taxpayer-funded government messaging from being used to influence ballot measures. Opponents said the bill would make it much harder for ordinary Floridians to place amendments on the ballot by adding costs, deadlines, registration requirements, fines, and felony exposure, and they warned it would chill grassroots participation and effectively favor wealthy or corporate-backed campaigns. After debate, the Senate passed the bill 28-10. The Senate then adopted several House amendments and concurred on a series of education and public-safety measures, including bills on stem cell therapy, student-athlete electrocardiograms, cardiac emergency planning in schools, school safety, Bright Futures and other education policy items, and educator preparation. Most of those measures passed unanimously or with overwhelming support, and the chamber also recognized additional interns and a long-serving education advocate before recessing and returning to continue with House messages.

Transcript Highlights:

• So with that, I vote no. I'm sorry, yes. I vote yes. It's so unusual to be here to vote yes.
• I vote yes. You still voting opposite me, so. Aye. Aye. Just a quick explanation of votes.
• I vote yes. May I explain my vote?
• I vote yes. Members, my vote, five eyes. Mr.
• I vote no. I explain my vote? You may.

Bills: SB1246, SB1338, SB1428, SB1443, SB1501, SB1566, SB1571, SB1645, SB1646, SB1663, SB1688, SB1805, SB1808, SB1825, SCR1023, SCR1029, HB2079, HB2080, HB2130, HB2239, HB2324, HB2375, HB2610, HB2619, HB2620, HB2716, HB2745, HB2749, HB2837, HB2857, HB2968, HB4064, HB4066, HB4087, HB4130, HCR2048, HCR2058

Keywords: homeowners associations, foreclosure, common expense liens, condominiums, special assessments, unit owner, public benefits, eligibility, immigration status, documentation, Arizona law, county governance, supervisorial board, population-based representation, local government, elections, noise pollution, environmental nuisances, building permits, urban development

Transcript Highlights:

• Closing vote. Vote closed. 27 I, 33, no. Closing vote. Vote closed. 27 I, 33, no.
• Closing vote. Vote closed. 26 I 34 no. Closing vote. Vote closed. 26 I 34 no.
• Vote. Vote.
• Vote<04:02:35.279> I. Vote I. Vote I.
• no vote. no vote.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Pogoiller, I, members wish to vote, change your vote, chair's parent, close, guys, y, Travisci.
• Declare the vote: 74, I1W2, nay, majority of votes like to and constitute the House.
• Members wish to vote, change, vote, cherish, pray, and clothes.
• Members wish to vote, change, vote, chase, par, to close.
• Vote change, vote, very close, 68, I, 21, nay, average majority of Votes elected in constant the House

Bills: HCR1026, SB1130, SB1134, SB1131, SB1132, SB1133, SB1142, HR1049

Keywords: light pollution, bird mortality, migration, energy conservation, wildlife protection, University Hospitals Authority, funding, behavioral health, appropriation, adolescent health, emergency legislation, Oklahoma State University, Medical Authority, human performance, pharmaceutical expansion, emergency funding, juvenile justice, youth services, pandemic relief, healthcare

Transcript Highlights:

• Is anyone not voted on that? It's eight to zero. Everyone's voted? Yes.
• voting no.
• Is anyone not voted on that? It's eight to zero. Everyone's voted? Yes.
• voting no.
• voting aye.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I would like to move that we reconsider a vote so that a member can change his vote.
• vote.
• I would like to move that we reconsider a vote so that a member can change his vote.
• vote.
• I urge you to vote no.

Keywords: April 22, 2026 - Reconvened Session, 976, house, all