Transcript Highlights:

• Secretary will lock the board and announce the vote. 37 yeas, zero nays, Mr. President.
• Clerk will lock the board and announce the vote. 37 yeas, zero nays, Mr. President.
• Secretary will lock the board and announce the vote. 37 yeas, zero nays, Mr. President.
• Go to zero, have a place for people to vent... ...zero, have a place for people to vent, report concerns
• Secretary will lock the board and record the vote. 36 yays, zero nays, Mr. President.

Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer, pledge, and several recognitions, including visiting student groups, chambers of commerce, and apprenticeship participants. Senators also observed a moment of silence for a fallen Walton County deputy and later for the late John Pasadoma. The chamber then moved through a long third-reading calendar and special order calendar, with most bills passing overwhelmingly and several amendments adopted along the way. Among the major measures, SB 234 on criminal offenses against law enforcement officers passed 37-0 after debate and an amendment clarifying “good faith” in an officer’s duties; SB 7020 on open government and cybersecurity information passed 37-0; SM 1488 urging Congress to create a U.S. sovereign wealth fund was adopted by voice vote; SB 944 reducing insurance overpayment claim deadlines for psychologists passed 37-0; SB 878 expanding misdemeanor probation treatment provisions to controlled substances passed 36-1; SB 538, the state court system package, passed 37-0; SB 480 on nonprofit agricultural organization medical benefit plans passed 32-4; SB 472 on correctional-facility education credit for licensure passed 37-0; and SB 56 on geoengineering and weather modification passed 28-9 after extensive debate about enforcement, federal preemption, and the bill’s purpose. Later, the Senate passed CS/HB 421 on peer support for first responders 37-0 after substituting the House companion, and SB 164 on vessel accountability advanced with a technical amendment. SB 166 on administrative efficiency in public schools drew the most extended debate and multiple amendments; it changes testing, promotion, teacher evaluation, certification, and facilities rules, and passed 37-0. The chamber also passed SB 282 on warranty association financial requirements 36-0, SB 316 creating series LLCs 35-1, and SB 384 on annexing state-owned lands 36-0. At the end of the day, the Senate waived rules to immediately certify all passed bills to the House, received budget schedule guidance from Appropriations Chair Hooper for SB 2500 and SB 2502, and adjourned until April 9.

Transcript Highlights:

• Secretary will lock the board and announce the vote. 37 yeas, zero nays, Mr. President.
• Clerk will lock the board and announce the vote. 37 yeas, zero nays, Mr. President.
• Secretary will lock the board and announce the vote. 37 yeas, zero nays, Mr. President.
• Go to zero, have a place for people to vent. ...zero, have a place for people to vent, report concerns
• Secretary will lock the board and record the vote. 36 yeas, zero nays, Mr. President.

Summary: The Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including state championship athletic teams, visiting chambers of commerce, apprentices, students, and other guests. The chamber then moved through a long third-reading calendar and special order calendar, with no committee reports or executive messages on the desk. A moment of silence was held for Walton County Deputy William Will May, who died in the line of duty. Among the major bills passed was SB 234, which strengthens restrictions on resisting law enforcement officers and increases penalties related to manslaughter of an officer; an amendment clarifying “good faith” in an officer’s duties was adopted, and the bill passed 37-0. The Senate also passed SB 7020 on open government review of certain cybersecurity information, SM 1488 urging Congress to create a U.S. sovereign wealth fund, SB 944 reducing the overpayment claim period for insurers/HMOs seeking reimbursement from licensed psychologists from 30 months to 12 months, SB 878 extending probation treatment options for misdemeanor offenses involving controlled substances, SB 538 updating the state court system, SB 480 expanding nonprofit agricultural medical benefit plans, SB 472 giving correctional education credit toward professional licensure, SB 86/House companion 421 expanding peer support for first responders to include support personnel, SB 164 on vessel accountability, SB 282 on warranty association financial requirements, SB 316 creating Series LLC rules, and SB 384 requiring notice to legislative delegations before municipal annexation of state-owned lands. The most debated measure was CS/CS/SB 56 on geoengineering and weather modification, which Garcia said would prohibit unauthorized atmospheric interventions, create reporting and enforcement mechanisms through DEP, and impose felony penalties; Polsky questioned the bill’s practicality, federal preemption issues, and agency capacity, while supporters said it would address public concerns and close loopholes. The Senate also passed CS/SB 166 on public school administrative efficiency after adopting several amendments affecting school purchasing timelines, third-grade retention exemptions, teacher contracts, certification, facilities planning, and an OPPAGA study of cost-per-student-station limits; senators debated testing, teacher evaluations, and school accountability. At the end of the day, the Senate waived rules to immediately certify all passed bills to the House, received budget process guidance from Appropriations Chair Hooper on SB 2500 and SB 2502 amendment deadlines, and then adjourned until April 9.

Transcript Highlights:

• If we trust individuals to fight our fires while incarcerated, we should be ready to hire them to do
• That bill is out seven to zero. Thank you. That bill is out 7 to 0. Thank you.
• The bill is out seven to zero. Item number six, AB 2780. The current vote is 6-0.
• The bill is out seven to zero. We need a motion on item number three, AB 24. So moved.
• The bill is out seven to zero. Thank you. Yes. Michelle Rodriguez. The bill is out 7 to 0. Okay.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• . >> 39 YEA, ZERO NÉE MR. PRESIDENT. >>Pres.
• Albritton: SHOW THE REPORT ADOPTED, THANK YOU CHAIR. >> 39 YEA, ZERO NÉE MR. PRESIDENT. >>Pres.
• THAT ADDRESSES THEM THROUGH THOUGHTFUL COORDINATION, PARTNERSHIP AND TRUST IN LOCAL LEADERSHIP.
• LOCK THE BOARD AND RECORD THE VOTE. >> 39 YEA, ZERO NAY MR. PRESIDENT. >>Pres.
• PLEASE LOCK THE BOARD AND RECORD THE VOTE. >> 38 YEA, ZERO NAY MR. PRESIDENT. >>Pres.

Keywords: 998, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• More importantly, right now, if a juvenile doesn't deserve nine months jail, he gets zero.
• This, under this bill, a delinquent could get zero to nine months.
• If a youth is, say, deserving of a month in jail under today's law, he gets zero because the choice is
• zero or nine months.
• So we wanted to... to put this in a department where there was trust buildup, and we did that.

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• And it says, the Lord is good, and a stronghold in the day of trouble, and he knows them that trust in
• And it says, the Lord is good and a stronghold in the day of trouble, and he knows them that trust in
• Have you trusted him? Let's go to the Lord in prayer. Lord God, we thank you for this day.
• Another broken promise. $40, zero dollars, as so many will. Another broken promise.
• Many people in poverty will get zero. Many older adults will get zero.

Keywords: 970, all

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• They create financial harm, stress, and a breakdown of trust.
• And in the spirit of affordability, this makes it... a breakdown of trust.
• This bill ensures homeowners are treated. a breakdown of trust.
• I received zero notification. I did receive a notification that went to my spam.
• They've produced zero emails. They have three letters that, uh, They've produced zero emails.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• It's about maintaining public trust across the system, not...
• It's about maintaining public<00:11:11.279> trust<00:11:11.600> across<00:11:11.920>
• <00:12:29.839> support<00:12:30.160> is<00:12:30.399> 36<00:12:30.880> zero
• <00:12:31.120> opposition number is support is 36 zero opposition number is support is 36
• zero opposition and<00:12:31.760> two<00:12:31.920> comments<00:12:33.120> at<00

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee first considered Governor’s Message 574, confirming Michael Tenoi to continue serving on the Commission to Promote Uniform Legislation through June 30, 2028. Several supporters testified, and Tenoi said he valued working with Hawaii and national commissioners and hoped to focus on emerging issues such as artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and data security. The committee recommended advise and consent and adopted the measure, with a photo taken afterward. The committee then heard HB 1519 on campaign contributions, which would require disclosure of compensated officers and immediate family members of certain state contractors and grantees. The Campaign Spending Commission and State Procurement Office supported the bill but asked for clarifying amendments; several advocacy groups supported the measure but urged stronger language, including removing branch-of-government limits and narrowing loopholes. The chair proposed amendments to remove monetary thresholds, limit the bill to paid officers, add appropriations for the Campaign Spending Commission and State Procurement Office, define “officer” more broadly, and note that false-name contributions are already felonies. The committee voted to pass HB 1519 with amendments. HB 2250, the claims against the state bill, drew testimony from the Attorney General and multiple departments in support, but members raised extensive questions about why many claims would be paid from the general fund, how corrective action is being pursued, and the handling of several specific claims, including wrongful imprisonment, a cesspool citation, Department of Corrections deaths, a large special education settlement, a charter school lease dispute, and an outdated check. Because of those outstanding questions, the committee postponed decision-making on HB 2250 until Tuesday, March 24, at 10:30 a.m. in Room 016. Later, the committee also considered Governor’s Message 725, confirming Daniel M. Gluck as an associate judge of the Intermediate Court of Appeals; the committee recommended consent and adopted the measure.

Transcript Highlights:

• notices going out, and that could impact our school counselors. ...as well, and they are the direct trusted
• such an important point because there's an information gap in financial aid, but there's also often a trust
• the $45 million actually is over two years to secure that structural deficit, and it brings us to zero
• So in the last 10 years, there's been roughly zero dollars set aside?
• Good morning, Maria Flores, an intern with Carol Gonzalez here on behalf of A Trust West.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This produces anxiety, guilt, fear of abandonment, and long-term damage to a child's sense of trust and
• trust and identity. trust and identity.
• >> So, you know, trust me, with nine years in family court, I saw plenty of that.
• me, with nine years >> So, you know, trust me, with nine years in<01:46:21.840> family<
• And what if there's more than zero? What becomes of them? I have to get back to you on that, sir.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:29:53.760> remedy<00:29:54.240> because provider would have zero remedy because
• <01:06:44.799> contact would be contacting the trusted contact would be contacting the trusted
• <02:06:06.400> in after cases are closed, trust in after cases are closed, trust in government
• But again, we need to trust but verify. We need to have access to the underlying documentation.
• But again, we need to trust but great.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But, Lord, we trust you today to guide every effort.
• Madam Secretary, closing: 35 yeas and zero nays.
• Madam Secretary, closing: 36 yeas and zero nays.
• Madam Secretary, closing: 36 yeas and zero nays.
• Thirty-five yeas and zero nays. The bill is finally passed.

Bills: SB524, SR108, SR109, SCR56, SCR57, SCR12, HB227, HB398, HB689, HB897, HB1029, HB1107, HB1217, HB221, HCR58, HB136, SB162, SB382, SCR33, SCR30, SB112, SB194, SB307, SB341, SB346, SB363, SB495, SB503, SB507, SB509, SB513, SB408, SB131, SB145, SB333, SB464, SB466, SB500, SB283, SB338, SB488, SB35, SB65, SB215, SB228, SB246, SB249, SB268, SB269, SB282, SB296, SB312, SB319, SB323, SB369, SB431, SB474, SB484, SB490, SB492, SB501, HCR14, HB537, HB652, HB653, HB661, HB726, HB756, HB851, HB964, HB966, HB34, HB35, HB48, HB474, HB553, HB758, HB852, HB10, HB16, HB36, HB44, HB46, HB52, HB61, HB78, HB98, HB102, HB124, HB126, HB131, HB135, HB141, HB142, HB164, HB170, HB171, HB179, HB194, HB231, HB245, HB280, HB292, HB294, HB297, HB305, HB336, HB337, HB351, HB436, HB594, HB789, HB956, HB957, HB995, HB1040, HB50, HB117, HB120, HB122, HB139, HB148, HB149, HB185, HB199, HB247, HB271, HB286, HB301, HB358, HB359, HB384, HB413, HB428, HB450, HB462, HB547, HB613, HB631, HB657, HB669, HB675, HB680, HB691, HB712, HB716, HB720, HB723, HB727, HB728, HB735, HB747, HB759, HB825, HB842, HB845, HB846, HB903, HB904, HB907, HB923, HB929, HB941, HB962, HB965, HB1036, HB287, HB370, HB515, HB521, HB570, HB1200, HB29, HB39, HB58, HB67, HB73, HB76, HB77, HB82, HB112, HB121, HB125, HB132, HB134, HB151, HB154, HB155, HB161, HB166, HB187, HB191, HB207, HB211, HB224, HB238, HB241, HB242, HB250, HB260, HB265, HB275, HB300, HB320, HB338, HB339, HB349, HB379, HB399, HB427, HB463, HB464, HB468, HB545, HB550, HB551, HB565, HB588, HB639, HB725, HB782, HB805, HB808, HB834, HB847, HB853, HB858, HB861, HB883, HB916, HB937, HB977, HB1012, HB1027, HB1044, HB1054, HB1071, HB1091, HB1117, HB119, HB129, HB677, HB850, SB68, SB149

Keywords: Jump Start, career and technical education, CTE, career diploma, career pathways, workforce development, high school diploma, career major, individual career and academic plan, ICAP, individual graduation plan, IGP, work-based learning, apprenticeship, internship, dual enrollment, articulation agreement, transfer credit, rural schools, rural LEA

Summary: The Senate opened with a quorum, a guest minister prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a St. Charles Parish presentation featuring a youth national anthem singer. The chamber then moved through a large number of House and Senate messages, committee reports, and introductions, including measures on career and technical education, flood risk maps, public-private partnership contracting, arts day, and a task force on work-based learning. Several resolutions were adopted, including SCR 56 honoring the YMCA and SCR 57 honoring Jonathan Nicole, both by unanimous votes. A House concurrent resolution supporting elimination of the U.S. Department of Education also passed 26-9. On Senate bills, the chamber gave final passage to SB 112 on voluntary release time for K-12 religious instruction with a criminal background check amendment, SB 194 on public assistance and citizenship verification, SB 307 on public displays of historical/religious documents, SB 341 expanding church and nonprofit religious self-insurance coverage, SB 346 prohibiting deepfake materials used against students, SB 495 on campaign finance reporting and unitemized contributions, SB 503 on age assurance for minors using mobile apps, SB 507 creating a statewide process for determining non-enrollment, SB 509 on bank-owned life insurance, SB 131 limiting attorney fee recovery in occupational licensing disciplinary cases, SB 145 requiring backup power for adult residential care providers, SB 333 on child-in-need-of-care proceedings and federal reimbursement, SB 464 on severe obesity treatment coverage, SB 466 on expropriation and foreign adversaries, SB 488 on a school safety drone response pilot program, SB 312 on union dues and withholding procedures, and SB 319 on voter identification and provisional ballot procedures. Most passed with little or no opposition, though SB 194, SB 307, SB 503, SB 131, SB 333, and SB 319 drew some dissenting votes. The chamber also passed multiple House bills, including HB 1071 on public records exceptions for aerospace critical infrastructure, HB 537 repealing the Workers’ Compensation Advisory Council, HB 652 and HB 653 adjusting Oyster Task Force membership, HB 661 narrowing nepotism restrictions for certain school board hires with an amendment, HB 756 aligning watercraft enforcement with Coast Guard standards, HB 851 banning intentional balloon releases, HB 964 authorizing a Caddo Parish property transfer, and HB 34 and HB 35 on sheriff pension fund eligibility and contribution rules. Several items were returned to the calendar or referred to committees. A major discussion centered on SB 484, which would restructure parts of higher education governance and transfer certain Board of Regents functions; it drew extensive questioning and amendments, including a new Lumcon board structure and financial reporting requirements, but was returned to the calendar for further work rather than final passage.

Transcript Highlights:

• Kern, Murdock, Wingard, Vice Chair, Hamilton, Chairman, Weaver, seven ayes, and Zero nays.
• Senate Bill 1936 by Chairman Hall having received seven ayes and zero nays.
• And, as Senator Brooks pointed out, with a much significantly higher range of punishment than the zero
• So the judge would have anywhere within that range of punishment, zero to one, for a misdemeanor.
• Senate Bill 1859 by Senator Reinhart having received eight ayes and zero nays, I declare the bill to

Bills: SB1936, SB1612, SB1543, SB1260, SB1988, SB1859, SB2041, SB1257, HB4272, HB3277, HB3148, HB3651, HB3323, HB4287, HB4105, HB3304, HB3345

Keywords: forfeiture, criminal offenses, law enforcement, Class D1 offenses, property seizure, SB1612, mandatory reporting, violent injury reporting, gunshot wound, stab wound, poisoning, burn injury, explosive injury, medical reporting, healthcare providers, law enforcement notification, evidence preservation, patient video records, confidentiality waiver, misdemeanor penalty

Transcript Highlights:

• Yes. 17-0, zero nays, Madam Chair. Yes. Spencer? Yes. Robinson? Yes. Chair Mello?
• Chair Mello, yes. 16 ayes, zero nays, Madam Chair. Thank you, Sabrina.
• Yes. 15 ayes, zero nays, Madam Chair. Thank you, Sabrina.
• Yes. 15e, zero nays, Madam Chair. Thank you, Sabrina. Thank you.
• Chair Mello, yes. 15 ayes, zero nays, Madam Chair. Thank you, Sabrina.

Summary: The Human Services Subcommittee met with a full agenda and reported all measures favorably. The committee first heard HB 1327, which would codify the Hope Florida program in state law, and HB 1329, the related public-records exemption for Hope Florida participants; both bills drew questions about oversight, duplication of services, staffing, and data privacy, and both passed 17-0 after an amendment to HB 1329. The committee then approved HB 391, allowing certified batterers intervention programs to include optional faith-based content while remaining grounded in required therapeutic models; an amendment clarified that participation in faith-based components must be strictly voluntary. Supporters argued the bill restores choice and access, while opponents raised concerns about church-state separation and uneven availability of secular alternatives; the bill passed 17-0. Members also advanced HB 1065, creating an Alzheimer’s disease awareness initiative through the Department of Elder Affairs, with broad support from members who shared personal experiences and emphasized early detection and public education. HB 1163, dealing with recovery residences, passed 12-5 after debate over local zoning authority, home rule, and whether the bill would help or hinder placement of level four recovery homes near urban cores. Several members said they supported recovery housing in principle but wanted more clarity on task force findings and local impacts before fully backing the measure. The committee next approved HB 969, which shifts evaluation of school district mental health assistance programs to OPAGA and requires reports on outcomes and effectiveness; members stressed the need to know whether substantial mental health funding is improving student outcomes. HB 1191, which decriminalizes allowing children to travel to school, play outdoors, or stay home for reasonable periods and codifies current DCF policy, passed 16-0 with support framed around parental rights and child development. Finally, HB 1207, the Tristan Murphy Act, passed 15-0 and would expand mental health diversion and treatment options, including training for first responders, a forensic hospital diversion pilot, a behavioral health data repository, and additional evaluation requirements before inmate work assignments. The meeting adjourned after all agenda bills were reported favorably.

Transcript Highlights:

• Members, with your votes of seven ayes, zero nays, you have given Senate Bill 1184 due pass.
• It has zero to do with that. So... One explanation I did hear was about, not about that, Ms.
• It has zero to do with that.
• So, ...running for offices and whatever districts have already been drawn, it has zero to do with that
• books does not protect them from life's complex and challenging issues because individuals should be trusted

Keywords: 1182, all

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• So, this is zero prior claims.
• Down here, There are a lot of claims at zero that get paid in full, but there are still a bunch that
• If you have someone you trust to give your keys to move your car, I know you don't want to leave, but
• That's zero.
• He trusted me enough to tell me who he was, and I will not share that.

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• if we keep it at the house trust level? if we keep it at the house trust level?
• Health Trust is the largest one.
• <05:15:32.718> The health trust external actuaries. The health trust external actuaries.
• <05:43:32.638> So, as a sponsor interlocal trust. So, as a sponsor interlocal trust.
• provide quotes except for health trusts. provide quotes except for health trusts.

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 47, sponsored by Senator Regina Birdsell at the request of the Insurance Department. The bill would clarify that a birth mother’s health insurance is the primary policy for a newborn’s care unless the mother has no coverage or no employer-sponsored coverage. Birdsell and Insurance Commissioner DJ Benton Court said the measure simply codifies the department’s long-standing interpretation of existing law. Representative Miles asked whether the coverage would extend to a grandchild if a young woman on her parents’ plan had a baby, and Birdsell said it would. The hearing on SB 47 was then closed. The committee next heard Senate Bill 121, introduced by Grant Bosi for Senator Kevin Avard. The bill requires insurers to notify the Insurance Department when they stop writing an entire line of business or, in some cases, when they change Medicare Advantage offerings. Benton Court said the bill was prompted by disruption in the Medicare Advantage market, where consumers and the department were confused by carriers exiting, changing plans, or narrowing offerings. He said the department does not regulate Medicare Advantage itself, but does license the carriers, and the notice requirement would help the department advise consumers; he also said noncompliance could affect a carrier’s license and could lead to fines. Members discussed the notice period, and the department and AHIP indicated support for changing it from 120 days to 90 days to align with federal timing. The hearing was closed with plans to work on an amendment in subcommittee. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 247, introduced by Representative Brian Cole, which would prohibit network exclusion for pharmacies that refuse to dispense prescriptions when PBM reimbursement is below acquisition cost. Cole said the bill is meant to stop pharmacies from being forced to sell at a loss. Members questioned whether pharmacies voluntarily enter PBM contracts, whether the bill would raise consumer prices, and whether it would mainly affect independent pharmacies. Cole and others said the issue has changed over time because PBMs now control a much larger share of the market, and that the bill would let pharmacies refuse loss-making fills and direct patients to mail order instead. The discussion also noted that the bill excludes Medicare and Medicaid and that the current proposal does not create a middle-ground option for patients to pay a premium at the counter.

Transcript Highlights:

• > Personally, right now, looking at my own situation, I am in a Medicare Advantage plan, which has zero
• Hold on a second, I've got it made myself a little zero premiums here.
• Medicare Advantage plan which has zero Medicare Advantage plan which has zero premiums<00:03:29.519
• a year and you know pay co-pays as zero a year and you know pay co-pays as I<00:05:12.680> uh
• <00:16:10.600> premium better you can get than a zero premium better you can get than a zero

Bills: HF2335, HF2400, HF2401, HF2522

Keywords: Medicare, health insurance, supplement policies, preexisting conditions, medical assistance, premium classification, real estate, appraisers, disciplinary actions, sanction matrix, Minnesota Statutes, continuing education, out-of-state, licensing, commerce, fraud prevention, automobile theft, law enforcement, insurance crimes, 1183

Transcript Highlights:

• The answer was zero.
• They're the most trusted institution in their communities, and they're some of the only institutions
• happened and after COVID, the government takes approximately 30 billion and puts 30 billion more into trust
• It's very different than establishing a trust fund or any of the mechanisms that we have currently as
• While our unemployment rate is said to be about 3.4%, it often feels closer to zero when employers of

Keywords: 996, all

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• THIS REQUIRES CREDENTIALS ARE ELECTION ADVERTISEMENTS THAT IT'S CRITICAL THAT PUBLIC TRUST WHAT THEY
• AS MALICIOUS ACTORS PROVIDENCE TAGS USERS COULD LOSE TRUST ALTOGETHER.
• MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE ABLE TO ENSURE THE PRODUCTS ARE REPAIRED BY PROFESSIONALS THAT THEY TRUST AND
• THEY HAVE ZERO SKILLS. THEY HAVEN'T BEEN TO COLLEGE YET.
• ZERO PROTECTIONS IN THEIR BILL AGAINST COERCION, FRAUD OR EMPLOYER INTIMIDATION MEANS BAD ACTORS CAN

Keywords: 999, senate, all