Transcript Highlights:

• To address accordingly: also tomorrow, January 28th and 29th, the Motor Vehicle Department will be in
• and shooting from a motor vehicle are separate crimes, providing penalties.
• upon conviction of driving on a revoked license, making driving on a revoked license a case of record
• in metropolitan court, providing that an ignition interlock license is valid for four or eight years
• Department for a moratorium on new licenses.

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• Motion is to approve the proposed consent calendar, 206-108, Department of Motor Vehicles license revocation
• Motion is to approve the proposed consent calendar, 206, 108, Department of Motor Vehicles, license,
• Consent calendar, 206-108, Department of Motor Vehicles license revocation, by Assembly Member Lackey
• Proposed consent calendar. 2026, Department of Motor Vehicles, license verification by Assembly Member
• Department of Motor Vehicles, license verification by Assembly Member Lackey.

Committee: Senate Joint Legislative Audit

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• </c><00:05:52.800><c> they're</c> have insurance on their vehicle they're have insurance on their vehicle
• </c> protect themselves and their uh vehicles protect themselves and their uh vehicles and<00:09:16.000
• </c> people are getting hit by other vehicles people are getting hit by other vehicles that<00:09:24.240
• She didn’t have a license, and the vehicle wasn’t insured by his son, so it was his insurance that had
• can be revoked the of course the license can be revoked the vehicle<00:47:51.160><c> registration</c

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• , repeal of the digital driver's license and ID program, turnpike toll revenues, and emergency vehicles
• and alternative fuel vehicles.
• , repeal of the digital driver's license and ID program, turnpike toll revenues, and emergency vehicles
• and alternative fuel vehicles, sir.
• This bill requires DCF and local licensing agencies to publish licensing standards, inspection reports

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a quorum call, approval of the journal, and adoption of the special order calendar. The chamber then took up several Senate bills on special order, with members offering questions and debate before final votes. The first major measure, CS/SB 156, the Officer Jason Rayner Act, would reclassify certain offenses against law enforcement officers and add manslaughter of an officer to the life-sentence reclassification statute. Supporters said it honored Officer Rayner and clarified that resistance to officers with violence is unlawful; opponents argued it reduced judicial discretion and could sweep in unintended cases. The bill passed 100-8. The House next passed CS/SB 688 on naturopathic medicine, which creates a regulatory framework and licensure standards for naturopathic physicians, defines scope limits, and establishes a board under the Department of Health. Supporters framed it as a consumer protection and medical freedom bill, while opponents called it an expansion of scope and criticized the low penalty for unlicensed practice. It passed 85-22. The chamber also passed CS/CS/SB 1062 on speech and debate education, creating a Florida Speech and Debate Hall of Fame, a Speech and Debate Week, and a statewide debate initiative, by a unanimous 112-0 vote. Members then approved CS/CS/SB 1220, a broad transportation bill covering FDOT authority, airports and seaports, drone and delivery devices, autonomous vehicle crimes, tolls, and other transportation issues; an amendment added provisions on Space Florida, golf carts, automated license plate recognition, and related matters while removing digital driver’s license repeal language. The bill passed 87-23. SB 962 on affordable housing, which clarifies that Live Local Act zoning preemption does not unintentionally capture working farms and farm operations, passed 109-2. Finally, CS/CS/SB 1580 on aiding illegal gaming was introduced and discussed; it would strengthen penalties for illegal slot machines and unregulated gaming arcades, clarify reporting and enforcement, and preempt local regulation, with questions focused on VFWs, sweepstakes, fantasy sports, and online betting. The transcript then shifted into lengthy farewell remarks and recognitions, including tributes from members leaving the House and acknowledgments of guests in the galleries.

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• <00:10:10.800><c> professionals,</c><00:10:11.600><c> perishable</c> licensed professionals, perishable
• licensed professionals, perishable foods,<00:10:13.040><c> replacement</c><00:10:13.600><c> parts,</
• <c> equipment</c><00:10:42.560><c> purchased</c><00:10:42.959><c> at</c><00:10:43.200><c> no</c> vehicles
• or equipment purchased at no vehicles or equipment purchased at no more<00:10:43.600><c> than</c><00
• or date of manufacture for equipment for the same or similar vehicles or equipment.

Committee: House Local Government

Keywords: Meeting Start 00:00:07 Roll Call 00:00:18 HB 333 Discussion 00:02:49 HB 333 Vote 00:06:47 HB 432 Discussion 00:08:44 HB 432 Vote 00:12:13 Adjournment 00:13:54, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• These license plate readers collect the information on your license plate every time you drive by a camera
• For example, if the Otero County Sheriff has an alert out for a specific vehicle license plate number
• I am compelled by my government to register my vehicle and have a license plate on my vehicle that is
• license plate reader shall not sell share allow access to or transfer automated license information but
• Oh, capacity is across 700, 700 licensed capacity across 1,200 facilities currently. ...licensed capacity

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• into contact With are here illegally and have received a commercial motor vehicle driver's license generally
• It's the program that does that licensing.
• Depending on the vehicle size, some are just regular car wreckers.
• And some are big commercial vehicle type wrecks.
• There's one rotation that is just a normal vehicle size rotation, and then there's commercial vehicle

Committee: House Public Safety

Keywords: 914, all

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• The registered owner of that vehicle did not have a current fishing license.
• the vehicle.
• The registered owner of that vehicle did not have a current fishing license.
• the vehicle.
• So that individual, The registered owner of the vehicle is the person that is driving the vehicle.

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Pong Jang, Director of the Driver and Vehicle Services Division.
• One of them is: how easy is it to make an E license? Do I just sign up and do it?
• And so she has driver's license, and she had her driver's license scanned when she went in to make sure
• And so she has driver's license, and she had her driver's license scanned when she went in to make sure
• and she had her driver's license and she had her driver's<00:30:36.880><c> license</c><00:30:37.159>

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• This legislation requires the Registrar of Motor Vehicles to issue commemorative license plates for family
• The creation of the Blue Star Family license plate will serve as a lasting tribute, ensuring that the
• plate for private passenger vehicles, as well as an emblem for motorcycles.
• The Registry of Motor Vehicles' offices offer a wide array of specialty plates.
• The license plate is more than recognition. It is gratitude made visible.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The House took up several Senate and House bills, mostly under suspension of the rules, and advanced a number of measures to third reading or engrossment. Early in the session, the House dealt with a Senate bill on student learning and mental health by insisting on its position and appointing a committee of conference. It also referred a Senate petition on alleviating poverty to the Committee on Children and Families after the House declined to concur with a Judiciary referral. The chamber then considered and advanced multiple Ways and Means bills, including legislation on police interactions with people with autism spectrum disorder, honoring Blue Star families, land conveyance in Bolton, newborn screening for congenital cytomegalovirus, affordable housing and cultural space in Brighton, increasing access to epinephrine, and civil rights and technology. Several bills drew extended floor debate. Supporters of the epinephrine bill emphasized its life-saving purpose and described the death of Michael Brown as a catalyst for the measure; the House adopted the bill after a roll call vote of 149-0. The newborn CMV screening bill also prompted substantial testimony in favor from public health advocates and parents, who argued that universal screening would enable earlier treatment and reduce long-term harm; an amendment to add other rare diseases was withdrawn, and a later amendment creating a broad opt-out was defeated 1-153 before the bill passed 154-1. The civil rights and technology bill focused on banning weaponized drones and robotic devices, restricting misuse, and preserving law enforcement and civil liberties; it passed 154-1. The Blue Star families bill, creating commemorative plates for families of fallen law enforcement officers, passed 156-0 after emotional remarks from members and supporters. The House also passed without recorded opposition a bill facilitating better interactions between police and people with autism, and it approved a Bolton land conveyance bill and the Brighton affordable housing/cultural space bill. The chamber observed moments of silence for former Congressman Barney Frank and State Trooper Kevin Traynor, welcomed several guest groups, and concluded by adopting an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. before adjourning.

Transcript Highlights:

• But we also have hybrid vehicles. So what's a hybrid vehicle?
• We charge them $200 every time they license their vehicle every year.
• We charge them $200 every time they license their vehicle every year.
• But if... they license their vehicle every year. they license their vehicle every year.
• </c> vehicle we have right now. vehicle we have right now.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• a board-controlled account to the county treasurer, specify who can receive funding—whether it's licensed
• board-controlled account to the county treasurer, specifies who can receive funding, whether it's licensed
• This is just the vehicle in which the money is collected and how it's dispersed. Okay.
• This is just the vehicle in which the money is collected and how it's dispersed. Okay.
• They don't have—we don't have a vehicle for it currently. And so this ballot language is what...

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:06:40.160><c> your</c> for you to lease or license your for you to lease or license your property
• The main entrance for commercial vehicles, like your privately owned vehicle, than major commercial access
• commercial vehicles like you your privately<00:19:42.320><c> owned</c><00:19:42.559><c> vehicle</c><
• </c> bearing a New Hampshire license plate. bearing a New Hampshire license plate.
• </c> for trucks as well as vehicles. for trucks as well as vehicles.

Committee: House Ways and Means

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The work session focused first on SP 492, a bill intended to give the New Hampshire Department of Military Affairs and Veterans Services authority to lease or license property for housing and related uses. Major General David Mikolitis testified that the bill is aimed at addressing affordable housing for junior enlisted service members, especially those assigned to Pease Air National Guard Base who currently face long commutes because of the Seacoast housing shortage. He said the most likely uses would be converting limited barracks space in Pembroke or Stratford into apartment-style or extended-stay housing, and possibly allowing office/co-op space for federal civilians, though he emphasized the primary purpose is housing for junior ranks. He also said any development would likely be done by a private developer through an RFP, with costs borne by the developer rather than the department. Committee members asked about whether the bill could apply to commercial uses, how taxes would work, whether revenues would go into the general fund, and whether the concept could be expanded statewide. Mikolitis said the intent was housing only, not commercial development like a Starbucks, and that any developed property would be taxable locally rather than remain tax-exempt. He said revenues would go into a dedicated Veteran Services Property Fund and be used for facilities, not the general fund. He also explained that the department has about 20 armories statewide but sees only a few viable locations for this concept, mainly Pembroke, Stratford, and possibly one other site, because the goal is to serve personnel within roughly a 45-minute drive of Pease. He noted that a proposed seven-acre parcel near Pease had already been approved by the Pease Development Authority but still needed FAA approval, and he was not optimistic about using that land for housing because of contamination and redevelopment costs. Committee discussion ended with members indicating support for OTP, but the chair said the vote would have to wait until 11 o'clock and then closed the work session on SP 492. The committee then opened a work session on SP 627 and heard testimony from Jim Jelbert, owner of CJ Bus Lines and chair of the legislature’s transportation council, who spoke in support of the bill. Jelbert argued that the measure would allow New Hampshire to raise tolls and generate significant revenue for the 10-year highway plan without directly taxing citizens, and said the money could address congestion and safety problems, including work on I-93 in Manchester and other statewide projects. He estimated the bill could generate substantial revenue over time and said toll credits could help leverage federal matching funds. He also said improved roads would benefit businesses like his by reducing vehicle wear and improving efficiency. The transcript cuts off before any committee action on SP 627 is recorded.

Transcript Highlights:

• . licenses. licenses.
• But in order to operate a motor vehicle, you need a driver's license.
• license. renewal or duplicate driver's license.
• . license. license.
• It says, "A driver's license or other permit purporting to authorize a holder to operate a motor vehicle

Keywords: MS House Floor - 31 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• premium tax, insurance premium tax, but formerly excise license tax.
• There's ones we've run through: corporate, sales, personal income tax, vehicles.
• Vehicle sales tax, I have slight increases over the next in the long-range forecast.
• In 2028, the vehicle sales tax returns to a dedication?
• In 2028, the vehicle sales tax returns to a dedication, correct? That is correct.

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The Revenue Estimating Conference met with four members present and first approved the December 11, 2025 minutes. Members then recognized the FYI end-of-balance of $577,077,871 as non-recurring revenue. The main business was revising the state revenue forecast for FY 2026, with the Division of Administration recommending a reduction of about $113 million, driven primarily by weaker individual income tax collections, softer general sales tax receipts, and a substantial cut to corporate income tax forecasts. The Legislative Fiscal Office presented a somewhat different but still cautious outlook, and members discussed withholding rates, refund growth, corporate collections, and the effects of the franchise tax repeal and tax reform changes. After questions to the Department of Revenue about collections, refunds, enforcement, and settlements, the conference adopted the Division of Administration’s FY 2026 forecast. The conference then reviewed the FY 2027 recurring forecast. The Division of Administration again recommended a reduction, this time about $104 million, citing continued caution on individual income and corporate taxes, while the Legislative Fiscal Office projected a net increase of about $127 million, largely from sales tax, severance, royalties, vehicle sales tax, and other revenue streams. Members discussed the practical budget impact of the revised forecasts, including the need to reduce spending and the difficulty of funding a possible teacher stipend if a constitutional amendment fails. The FY 2027 recurring forecast was adopted. Members also adopted the long-range forecast, the proposed inflation rates for the Millennium Trust and parish severance allocation, and the incentive expenditure forecast. The incentive discussion noted that reported incentive costs reduce available revenue before appropriations, and members raised the possibility of reviewing or capping such incentives. The Treasurer’s Office then reported that the General Fund cash balance was $404.1 million as of May 5, 2026, and the interfund borrowing base was about $9.18 billion, with cash positions generally similar to the prior year. The meeting ended with a note that another REC meeting might be needed after the May 16 election, followed by adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• In the Senate, Senate Bill 1424 by the State Affairs Committee, an act relating to motor vehicles, to
• Senators, this is the appropriation for the Division of Occupational and Professional Licenses.
• The source of that money is licensing fees from the 44 boards and commissions.
• First, the bill in power... professional licensing. Mr. President. Senator Lakey. Mr.
• of occupational and professional licenses. It's been five, six years, seven years.

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• and the vehicle is equipped with one.
• number, student number, vehicle license plate number or application number, and individual consumer
• Turning to the bill, the requirement that an applicant for a security guard license pay a fee to be licensed
• You have to pay for an additional license.
• Per statute, industry licensing fees must fund the cost of administering professional and business licensing

Summary: The committee first heard Substitute House Bill 1128, which would create a Child Care Workforce Standards Board within the Department of Labor and Industries to study child care workforce conditions and make recommendations on employment standards. Staff explained that the proposed second substitute narrows the board’s role from setting enforceable standards to making recommendations, with estimated ongoing costs for L&I staffing and smaller costs for board member stipends and possible DCYF support. Supporters, including child care providers, SEIU 925, and labor representatives, said the bill would help address understaffing, low wages, and retention problems; opponents, including child care industry groups and private schools, argued it duplicates existing work, adds bureaucracy, and creates unfunded costs. No vote was taken in the hearing. The committee then heard Second Substitute House Bill 1634, which would direct OSPI and ESDs to develop a technical assistance and training framework to help schools coordinate student behavioral health supports. Staff said the bill aligns with the Washington Thriving Strategic Plan and could largely be implemented with existing work and limited additional costs, though DOH would need some support. Testifiers from behavioral health and school counseling fields described severe youth mental health needs and urged passage, and OSPI said the work is doable with current resources. The committee also heard Substitute House Bill 2636, which would create a public education review advisory council to recommend K-12 policies and funding provisions for JLARC review; staff described JLARC, OSPI, and State Board costs, and no public testimony was offered. The committee next heard House Bill 1316, which would expand the Supporting Students Experiencing Homelessness program so additional university campuses can access funding. The sponsor said the program has strong retention outcomes, and student advocates testified that campuses such as UW Bothell need access to already appropriated funds for emergency aid, food pantries, and case management. Staff then briefed Substitute House Bill 2474, which would allow the Student Achievement Council Tuition Recovery Trust Fund to be used for refunds tied to broader consumer protection violations, with no expected fiscal impact; there was no testimony. The committee also heard Substitute House Bill 2365 on digital equity, which would expand the Broadband Office’s role, revise the digital equity forum, and rename the grant program; supporters emphasized rural access, affordability, and the loss of federal digital equity funding, while staff estimated significant Commerce staffing costs and some additional agency impacts. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2401, creating a Washington State Boys and Men Commission contingent on non-state funding, with staff outlining OFM startup and fundraising costs and an estimated operating budget if fully funded. Supporters said boys and men face mental health, education, and mentorship gaps and that the commission would improve coordination; the bill drew testimony from rural school leaders, nonprofit advocates, and community members. The committee then heard Substitute House Bill 2475 on language access, which would require the Office of Equity to develop uniform language-access guidelines and a report on interpreter and translator shortages; staff said the office could absorb the work but other agency and local government impacts were uncertain. Substitute House Bill 2517, on permitting for high-capacity transit, would let regional transit authorities apply for permits earlier and streamline land-use processes; Sound Transit and the sponsor said it would speed delivery of major projects, while staff estimated Commerce technical-assistance costs and possible local government impacts. The last bill heard was Substitute House Bill 2145 on the 340B drug pricing program, which would bar manufacturers from restricting contract-pharmacy access and require reporting to DOH; supporters said it protects safety-net providers and patient services, while opponents warned of higher costs for employers, state health plans, and litigation burdens. No final committee action or votes were recorded in the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• Collins: THE BILL IS THE MOTOR VEHICLE PACKAGE, IT BRINGS FLORIDA INTO COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL
• IT PROVIDES A DEFINITION FOR THE TERM ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED AREA IN WHICH MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS
• LASTLY IT UPDATES THE DEFINITION OF TANK VEHICLES TO PLACE FLORIDA IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MOTOR CARRIER
• IT DOES NOT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE FRONT LICENSE PLATE NOR DO I EXPECT IT WILL. >> Chair Avila:
• IT ALSO ALLOWS DISABLED VETERANS WHO MEET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS TO BE ISSUED A LICENSE PLATE AND EMBOSSED

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• , repeal of the digital driver's license and ID program, turnpike toll revenues, and emergency vehicles
• and alternative fuel vehicles, sir.
• , repeal of the digital driver's license and ID program, turnpike toll revenues, and emergency vehicles
• and alternative fuel vehicles, sir.
• the licensed, the parimutuel permit holder.

Keywords: 998, house, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of a quorum, then adopted the special order calendar for the day. The first major item was CS/SB 156, the Officer Jason Rayner Act, which revises laws on resisting officers and adds manslaughter of a law enforcement officer to offenses eligible for a life sentence reclassification. The sponsor said the bill was intended to honor Officer Jason Rayner and clarify that questions of fault belong in court; opponents argued it removed judicial discretion, could sweep in unintended cases, and was a broad response to a case-specific prosecutorial failure. After debate, the bill passed 108-8. The House then passed CS/SB 688 on naturopathic medicine, which creates a regulatory structure and licensure framework for naturopathic physicians, defines scope and limits of practice, and establishes a board under the Department of Health with medical doctor oversight. Supporters described it as a consumer protection and medical freedom measure; opponents called it an expansion of scope and criticized the low penalty for impersonating a naturopathic physician. The bill passed 85-22. The chamber also passed CS/CS/SB 1062 on speech and debate education, creating a Florida Speech and Debate Hall of Fame, a Florida Speech and Debate Week, and a statewide debate initiative, by a vote of 112-0. Additional measures approved included CS/CS/SB 1220 on transportation, which covers a wide range of issues including FDOT authority, airports and seaports, drone delivery, autonomous vehicles, toll revenues, and related regulatory changes; it passed 87-23. SB 962 on affordable housing, which clarifies that Live Local Act zoning preemption does not unintentionally capture working farms and farm operations, passed 109-2. CS/CS/SB 1580 on illegal gaming was introduced and explained as a crackdown on illegal slot machines and unregulated gaming arcades, with questions focused on VFWs, sweepstakes, fantasy sports, and the Seminole gaming compact, but the transcript ends before a final vote on that bill. The session also included several recognitions and lengthy farewell remarks from departing members, including Leader Driscoll and Majority Leader Sirois.

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• The committee amendment clarifies that before a salvage vehicle may be brought onto a salvage auction
• Madam Chair and members, HB 2111 requires the Arizona driver's license exam to include at least five
• Madam Chair and members, HB 2323 expands the definition of motor vehicle warranties to include lecy.
• HB 2309 establishes and licenses earned wage access providers in Arizona.
• It establishes this license through DIFI and...

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The committee worked through a very long minority caucus calendar covering a wide range of bills, with many items being described and then either left on consent, pulled from consent, or noted for votes. Topics included bullion and state depository proposals, a produce incentive appropriation, a biennial budget change, veterans services funding, driver licensing and traffic enforcement measures, procurement and public records changes, school board and school facilities rules, SNAP work requirements and verification, child welfare and juvenile justice provisions, housing and homelessness measures, energy and fuel policy, election administration, and several tax, commerce, and licensing bills. Members repeatedly raised concerns about constitutionality, federal preemption, duplication of existing law, and whether some measures were policy priorities that had been vetoed in prior sessions and were returning unchanged. Several bills drew extended debate. Members objected to English-proficiency requirements for commercial drivers and motor carriers, arguing federal law and the supremacy clause would bar them. Earned wage access regulation prompted strong opposition over consumer harm, overdraft cycles, and high effective APRs. School-related bills were criticized for overregulating public schools while not imposing similar requirements on ESA/private-school programs, especially on fingerprint clearance and reporting. SNAP-related bills were also opposed as setting unrealistic mandates and repeating vetoed proposals. Other contested measures included a drag-show criminalization bill, a bill restricting photo enforcement, a bill limiting local regulation of unmanned aircraft, and a bill conforming Arizona tax law to federal changes, which members said would benefit wealthy taxpayers and corporations without a clear funding source. The committee also heard a number of supportive or less controversial measures, including bills on veterans awareness, dementia care telemonitoring, Braille transcription funding, CPA licensure pathways, cash acceptance by retailers, and some child safety and court administration changes. Several bills were pulled from consent for further discussion, while others were noted as having unanimous or near-unanimous votes. The meeting ended with caucus announcements, including an affordability award presentation, an upcoming Latino Caucus discussion on community land trusts, and an invitation to African American Legislative Day activities, followed by adjournment.