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• Third change reconciles the difference between the Florida probate code and Florida trust code providing
• Senate Bill 402 simply cleans up Florida Statutes section 817.312.
• those sections to read as follows: Armed forces as defined in section 250.01.
• those sections to read as five. individually in each section, and this bill would amend those sections
• Armed forces as defined in section 250.01.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and included several member introductions and recognitions, including awareness resolutions and visiting groups in the galleries. The chamber then moved to a special order calendar and took up a series of bills, with most receiving unanimous or near-unanimous support. Early measures included SB 88 on utility terrain vehicles, which would allow local governments to designate certain roads for UTV use under safety restrictions; it passed 32-5 after debate over safety concerns. SB 102 on exceptional student education would create a workforce credential and badge program for students with autism spectrum disorder or modified curricula, and passed 36-0 after discussion of workforce access and district costs. SB 106 on exploitation of vulnerable adults would allow alternative service of process through the same app used by scammers, and passed 37-0. SB 130 on compensation for victims of wrongful incarceration would extend filing deadlines and remove restrictive bars to compensation, and passed 38-0. SB 158 would eliminate cost sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast exams under the state employee health plan, and passed 38-0 after testimony about early detection and access to follow-up care. The most extensive debate came on SB 234, which would revise laws on resisting law enforcement and add a mandatory life sentence for manslaughter of a law enforcement officer. Supporters argued it was needed after the killing of Officer Jason Raynor and to clarify that violent resistance to officers is not justified; opponents raised concerns about removing “good faith” language, potential impacts on Fourth Amendment issues, racial profiling, and the severity of the mandatory sentence. An amendment to restore “in good faith” failed, and after further debate the sponsor temporarily postponed the bill. The Senate then passed SB 262 on technical trust-code changes by a 36-0 vote, and later recognized Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity members in the gallery. Additional bills passed with broad support. SB 274 designated portions of Orlando roadways as Harris Rosen Way and Geraldine Thompson Way, honoring philanthropist Harris Rosen and the late Senator Geraldine Thompson; it passed 38-0 and drew a motion for co-sponsorship. SB 280 created an enforcement mechanism for candidate party-affiliation qualification requirements and passed 38-0. SB 296 repealed the statewide mandate for later middle and high school start times and shifted the issue to local districts after reporting requirements, passing 38-0. SB 356 designated January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Florida and passed after remarks about the Holocaust memorial and the need to confront antisemitism. Throughout the session, senators frequently framed their votes in terms of public safety, education, access to care, civil justice, and commemorating community leaders and historical events.

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• AND PROVIDES AN EXCEPTION FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY OF CROWDS AND SECURITY OF AN ELECTED
• OR IS THIS SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE ADDED TO A SECTION OF THE BUILDING CODE OR IS IT ALREADY THERE WITH
• THE CURRENT ROOF TO WALL CONNECTION WOULD BE PART OF THE CURRENT BUILDING CODE.
• I'VE ARCHITECTED SOFTWARE BEFORE BUT I HAVE NOT CODED IT.
• A MAJORITY OF PARENTS AND THE ELECTION WOULD BE DECIDED BY A MAJORITY +1. >> Sen.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• I know it's in the code book and in that section of where we're at.
• — What is a felony identified in code section 97-3-2?
• What is a felony identified in the code What is a felony identified in the code section<01:40:06.560
• I remember, Chairman, we code section.
• code section as a not identified in that code section as a violent<01:40:48.760> offense.

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

Summary: The House convened with prayer, a guest vocalist, and the Pledge of Allegiance before moving into routine business. Members first recognized several special guests and school groups, including championship teams from Simpson County Academy, New Albany High School, Tougaloo College, Madison-Richland Academy, East Rankin Academy, Morton High School, and others, along with honorees such as Dr. Katrina Cox, Pamela Moody, Joe Helen Joey Walker, and Jimmy Carr. The chamber also noted a prior resolution honoring Reverend Dr. Victor Dixon and the Copiah County Ministerial Alliance, and Dr. Dixon led the opening prayer. On the calendar, the House adopted a conference report on House Bill 1752 dealing with judicial salaries. The report set new salary amounts for state court judges effective January 1, 2027, froze district attorney salary increases until January 1, 2028, and then tied DAs to 95% of circuit and chancery judges’ pay. It also removed mandatory raise language for judges and county court judges, and members briefly discussed the broader issue of legislative compensation. The report passed 115-2. The House then adopted a conference report on House Bill 377, the missing persons bill, which clarified definitions, added forensic genetic genealogy testing provisions, and set timelines for law enforcement to enter credible missing-person reports into NamUs and NCIC. That report passed 120-0. The chamber also adopted a conference report on House Bill 525, changing the penalty for sexual battery in a position of trust or authority from a 0-to-30-year range to a 5-to-30-year range; it passed 112-0. Later, the House adopted a conference report on House Bill 925 after removing veto-message language, and adopted another conference report on House Bill 939 combining a low-sat repealer change and a fire truck acquisition program that creates a Fire Equipment Fund supported by recurring black tag revenue. The House also approved unanimous-consent amendments to Senate Bill 3105 and recommitted Senate Bill 2747 for further work.

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• rather than the current California building code.
• This is a shift from general commercial to simple residential code.
• We should get away from California's insane building code.
• 923 of the labor code.
• AB 331 is a bill sponsored by our Attorney General to clarify the elections code.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• reform do something about election law reform do something about election law reform and<00:26:58.480
• found the tax code found the tax code complicated<03:22:02.840> uh<03:22:03.040> having
• it goes to bonus depreciation or Section it goes to bonus depreciation or Section 179<03:31:50.399
• if we were to simplify that tax code if we were to simplify that tax code and<03:38:47.080> the
• <03:43:42.800> is to make sure that the uh code is to make sure that the uh code is Equitable

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The meeting was an introductory Ways and Means Committee orientation led by Chair John Janigian. Members went around the room introducing themselves, with several returning legislators and several freshmen describing their backgrounds in business, education, public service, finance, transportation, journalism, military service, and nonprofit work. Janigian explained his own legislative history and professional background, and other members, including Bill Bolton, Fred Doucette, Mary Ford, Jim Tierney, Scott Brier, Thomas Oppel, Mary Murphy, Representative Spar, Susan Elberger, Dennis Malloy, Jordan Ulery, and Julius Soti, briefly described their prior experience and reasons for serving on the committee. The chair then outlined the committee’s role. He said Ways and Means is responsible for revenue estimates that Finance will use to determine how much the state can spend over the next biennium, and that the committee would spend the next five to six weeks developing its best revenue estimate, due around February 15. He also explained that the committee hears from state agencies and departments about how taxes are created, collected, and performing against expectations, and that it reviews bills affecting state revenue, including tax increases, tax decreases, tax removals, and fee-related measures. Janigian noted that the committee had five bills at the time of the meeting and expected more to be referred. He explained that most would be first-committee bills, though some second-committee bills could come over if they involved taxes or fees after passing policy committees. He used marijuana-related legislation as an example of a bill that might first go to another committee and later reach Ways and Means if it had fiscal implications. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational, and members were told how to participate in hearings and follow-up questions during regular committee work.

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• :26.960> section grants and section grants and section 604b<00:07:29.120> but<00:07:29.319
• it comes code and the fire code before it comes back<01:29:43.520> to<01:29:44.040> the
• state the common word in the election state the common word in the election statute<03:11:30.319
• several thousand uh after an election several thousand uh after an election that<03:22:26.600>
• <03:25:48.960> law I recall from my days in election law I recall from my days in election

Keywords: 928, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 105, which would create a new conservation license plate and direct the added fee to the cyanobacteria mitigation loan and grant fund. The sponsor, Rep. Rosemarie Rung, said the bill would create a non-tax revenue source to help address toxic cyanobacteria blooms in New Hampshire lakes, ponds, and rivers. She described the public health, environmental, and economic harms from blooms, the high cost of watershed management plans and mitigation projects, and the limited current funding available through state and federal sources. She argued that a voluntary plate program could provide sustainable support and raise awareness. Supporters, including Reps. Katie Pell and McDonald, said the bill would help affected lake communities and tourism-dependent areas. New Hampshire DES testified neutrally but confirmed that blooms have increased sharply, that the agency has issued more than 120 warnings in the past two years, and that the existing mitigation fund is nearly depleted after one-time appropriations. DES said the proposed plate would not solve the entire funding need but could provide dedicated revenue for studies and implementation projects. DMV testified that the operational impact of adding a new plate would be minimal. New Hampshire Lakes also supported the bill and said survey results suggested some current Moose plate holders and new registrants would likely choose the Loon plate. Committee members asked about the health effects of cyanobacteria, the expected revenue from the plate, and whether the problem is natural or human-driven. Testimony said exposure can cause skin irritation, gastrointestinal illness, and more serious liver or neurological effects, with pets and children at higher risk; one witness also cited research suggesting aerosolized toxins may affect people several kilometers from a bloom. DES explained that while lake sediments can release nutrients, the underlying problem is largely driven by watershed inputs and worsened over time. No vote was taken during the portion of the meeting provided, and the chair invited written testimony and additional questions.

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• Code.
• Most elected prosecutors with felony jurisdiction are subject to section 46.002 of the Government Code
• This bill, which I title Anthony's Law, will amend the government code and the Family Code.
• and identified, uh, the following code.
• Um, chapter 668, um, in the government code, uh, used to regulate, um.

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• Senate Bill 455 is legislation that seeks to amend and reenact two sections of the Code of Virginia relating
• Legislation amended and reenacted, section of the Virginia Code relating to the Prescription Drug Affordability
• We come to Senate Bill 518, legislation to amend and reenact three sections of the Code of Virginia relating
• They correct the code references to the code that gives those folks the authority to do that.
• that references other code sections to help get it into alignment with another bill that passed out

Keywords: March 10, 2026 - Regular Session, 976, house, all

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• On behalf of the locally elected today.
• And section two, and believes as do I.
• this section this section probably<01:37:15.600> eliminated<01:37:16.239> just<01:
• <01:37:57.520> two, brought up uh, article 8, section two, brought up uh, article 8, section
• <01:38:32.000> five an amendment to remove section five an amendment to remove section five

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• I don't know how you... pull that off and not violate the dress code, but it's optional.
• . 2024 general election, expanding the definition of veteran in one of the exemptions.
• House Bill 57 is referred to the House Government, Elections, and Indian Affairs Committee, the House
• Elections and Indian Affairs Committee, the House Energy, Environment and Natural Resources Committee
• Your State Government, Elections, and Indian Affairs Committee will have an organizational meeting.

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• We want to revisit things through Florida, building code rules, change that level of conversations.
• There's an Amendment bar code 1, 6, 4, 72. Thank you, Mister Chair.
• Amendment bar code 9, 4, 8, 9, 0, 4, We will take that up.
• All they have to do is run fair, open and free elections and let their members vote.
• But literally what is provided is a section on costs and the section on benefits.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• >> Section 28.
• . >> Section 6.
• . >> Section 7.
• >> READ THE LAST SECTION. >> SECTION 7, THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT IMMEDIATELY.
• Read the last section. Section 4. This act shall take effect immediately. Call the roll.

Keywords: 993, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened, approved the prior journal, and handled several motions to discharge and substitute identical Assembly or Senate bills, along with a number of amendments. The chamber also welcomed student visitors from the League of Women Voters’ Students of Albany program and a group of Staten Island titleholders, and later adopted previously approved resolutions honoring Dorothy E. Reid for her role in Brown v. Board of Education and recognizing Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. on Delta Day, with multiple senators speaking in support of both recognitions. The bulk of the floor session was devoted to third-reading votes on a large number of bills, most of which passed with broad support. Measures addressed public health, workers’ compensation, education, environmental conservation, insurance, labor, criminal procedure, domestic relations, tax, municipal authority, and correction law. Several bills were explained by sponsors as advancing stormwater management authority, labor-law transparency, public health protections, and stronger penalties for trafficking-related offenses; one bill on immunization in summer camps drew a defense from Senator Skoufis as a child-protection measure, while another on correction law passed with some Republican opposition. The chamber also took up a controversial public health/electronic health records bill by Senator Fernandez. Senator Martin questioned the bill at length about redacting certain categories of information, emergency access, provider obligations, and the impact on doctors’ ability to see complete medical histories. Fernandez said the bill was intended to protect patients from discrimination and to limit access to a small list of sensitive services, while also noting emergency exceptions and support from more than 200 health care providers. The debate remained focused on balancing privacy protections with concerns about continuity of care and record integrity.

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• In lieu of time, I will only highlight parts of this section.
• I also have a definition here very similar from California government code.
• We've also seen interest in the use of generative AI in elections.
• Election manipulation, you know, whether it’s breaking into election systems or trying to convince people
• code a little bit too.

Summary: The committee held its first meeting on artificial intelligence and data centers, establishing its purpose as a study and policy-development body rather than one aimed at producing many bills. Majority Leader Hogue urged members to move quickly, focus on federal and other states’ AI laws, consider possible federal preemption, child protections, and the siting and economic impacts of data centers. Committee leadership echoed that the goal is practical, balanced governance that protects North Dakota while allowing innovation to continue. Legislative Council staff provided a background memo and NCSL presented a detailed overview of AI concepts and the current state legislative landscape. The presentations distinguished narrow AI, generative AI, agentic AI, and theoretical AGI/ASI, and summarized major state policy themes: comprehensive AI laws in states such as Utah, Colorado, Texas, California, and Illinois; targeted laws on deepfakes, chatbots, health, education, notifications, and digital likeness; and growing use of appropriations and agency inventories. Members asked about Colorado’s repeal and reenactment, Texas’s sandbox and training provisions, oversight structures, and whether AI regulation is bipartisan; presenters said most issues cut across party lines, with broad agreement on child safety and deepfakes but more division on broader regulatory approaches. The federal update focused on executive orders, preemption, and congressional activity. NCSL described a White House framework favoring a single federal standard, a DOJ litigation task force, Commerce Department review of state laws, and possible funding conditions tied to state AI policy, though no formal state-law challenge had yet occurred. The presentation also covered a recent executive order creating a voluntary federal vetting process for advanced frontier models after safety concerns, and congressional proposals including a failed 10-year state moratorium, Senator Blackburn’s child-safety bills, the Kids Online Safety Act, a House-passed children’s digital safety package, a Senate data center moratorium proposal, and a House ratepayer/data-center bill. The committee took no formal action beyond receiving testimony and asking questions.

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• Leader-elect, Provost. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Chair, I move to amend House Bill 3649, page six, section two, lines 15 through 18, by deleting Section
• Up next, we're going to have House Bill 3674 being presented by Leader-elect Provenzano.
• Page 12, Section 4, lines 13 through 16, by deleting Section 4 in its entirety and by inserting a new
• Section 4 to read as follows: This act shall become effective November 1, 2026.

Bills: HB4421, HB4426, HB4432, HB4329, HB3551, HB3763, HB1411, HB2730, HB3465, HB3649, HB3650, HB3674, HB3941, HB3970, HB3979, HB3980, HB3981, SB1074

Keywords: child welfare, fentanyl exposure, drug endangerment, environmental testing, safety analysis, remediation, child protection, Department of Human Services, violence prevention, HB4426, SIDE tax credit, strategic industrial development enhancement, income tax credit, economic development, tax incentive, qualified economic development expenditures, qualified initial infrastructure expenditures, industrial park, economic development zone, port authority

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• Third change reconciles the difference between the Florida probate code and Florida trust code providing
• Senate Bill 402 simply cleans up Florida Statutes section 817.312.
• those sections to read as follows: Armed forces as defined in section 250.01.
• Please read the next. individually in each section, and this bill would amend those sections to read
• Armed forces as defined in section 250.01.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum present, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and heard several member introductions and recognitions, including awareness resolutions and visiting groups in the galleries. The chamber then moved to special order bills. Senate Bill 88 on utility terrain vehicles passed 32-5 after debate over allowing local governments to opt in to street use of UTVs under safety restrictions; Senator Smith opposed it over safety concerns. Senate Bill 102 on exceptional student education passed 36-0, creating a workforce credential/badge program for students with autism or on modified curricula; supporters emphasized employment opportunities and safety training, while Senator Davis raised concerns about added costs to school districts. Senate Bill 106 on exploitation of vulnerable adults passed 37-0, allowing alternative service on scammers through the same apps used to contact victims. Senate Bill 130 on compensation for victims of wrongful incarceration passed 38-0, extending filing deadlines and removing restrictive barriers; supporters called it a long-overdue justice fix. Senate Bill 158 on diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations passed 38-0, eliminating cost sharing for follow-up breast tests in the state employee health plan to encourage early detection. The most contentious measure was Senate Bill 234 on criminal offenses against law enforcement officers. The bill sought to clarify that violent resistance to officers is not justified by claims about the legality of the detention and to add manslaughter of a law enforcement officer to offenses carrying life imprisonment without release. An amendment by Senator Jones to restore “in good faith” language failed, after debate centered on due process, racial profiling, and the role of juries and suppression motions. Several senators spoke in support of law enforcement but objected to the bill’s breadth and mandatory life penalty; Senator Leek ultimately postponed the bill temporarily rather than taking a final vote. Senate Bill 262 on trust code technical changes passed 36-0. Senate Bill 274 designating roads for Harris Rosen and Geraldine Thompson passed 38-0, followed by a successful co-sponsorship motion and remarks honoring Thompson’s legacy. Senate Bill 280 on candidate qualification passed 38-0, creating an enforcement mechanism for party-affiliation filing requirements. Senate Bill 296 on middle and high school start times passed 38-0, repealing the statewide start-time mandate and shifting implementation decisions to local districts while requiring public reporting and discussion. Senate Bill 356 designating January 27 as Holocaust Remembrance Day also passed unanimously, with senators emphasizing remembrance, anti-Semitism, and the educational value of the memorial and observance.

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• WE WORKED TOGETHER WITH FLORIDA ASSOCIATION OF CODE ENFORCEMENT.
• THAT IS THE ONE SECTION, PRESIDENT AS A DOUBLE I WILL GIVE YOU A YES VOTE.
• Pizzo: IT WAS SECTION 2 OF YOUR BILL TWO YEARS AGO.
• I HAVE MORE THAN 30 SECONDS BUT I AM A LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIAL THE SECOND BLACK FEMALE TO BE ELECTED TO
• IN THE MIDDLE OF SECTIONS.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Grall: SB 1760 REQUIRES ELECTED OFFICIALS TO RESIDE IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA.
• THIS HELPS ENSURE ELECTED OFFICIALS HAVE A VESTED INTEREST IN THE COMMUNITIES IN WHICH THEY ARE ELECTED
• THERE IS ONE AMENDMENT BAR CODE 10478 BY SENATOR McCLAIN.
• THERE IS ONE AMENDMENT BAR CODE 94306 BY SENATOR GAETZ.
• THE STATE OF FLORIDA THROUGH THE CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT SECTION 10 ARTICLE 10 SECTION 24 REQUIRES THE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• fund for the 2026 general election.
• Chair, and Representative Pettigrew, this would be for the election fund for election costs.
• Election costs in terms of guardrails around this.
• out of the election fund.
• So you can see on line 262, 15 million for the election fund for the 2026 primary election, which is

Keywords: 996, all

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• or going to the Office of Election Security or a supervisor of elections.
• or going to the Office of Election Security or a supervisor of elections.
• Bar code 658022. Senator Grall. Thank you. Bar code 658022. Senator Grall. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Bar code 81062. Senator Bradley. Thank you, Mr. Chair.
• Well, candidate petitions are about electing a person.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Ethics and Elections met to consider SPB 7016, a major bill revising Florida’s constitutional initiative petition process. Senator Grall presented it as a fraud-prevention and ballot-integrity measure that would add sponsor training, stricter circulator rules, more voter identification information, faster submission deadlines, notice to voters whose signatures are verified, and additional civil and criminal penalties. The committee also considered several amendments, including a $1 million bond requirement, font and page limits for petition forms, restrictions on incentive-based circulator pay, removal of a criminal-conviction prerequisite for certain fines, deposit and reimbursement procedures for supervisors of elections, invalidation of petitions gathered by ineligible circulators, mandatory circulator training, and a prohibition on public funds being used to advocate for or against constitutional amendments. All of the amendments were adopted, with some roll-call votes recorded and most passing on party-line or near party-line splits. The bill drew extensive questioning from senators, especially about the practical effects of the new requirements. Senator Polsky and Senator Rouson raised concerns about disenfranchising voters, burdening grassroots volunteers, the cost of bonds and deposits, the 10-day return deadline, and whether voters would be notified if a petition they signed was later invalidated. Grall said the measures were intended to protect the constitutionally significant initiative process, reduce fraud, and ensure sponsors—not taxpayers—bear administrative costs. Dave Ramba, speaking for supervisors of elections, supported the deposit and reimbursement concepts but warned that the bill’s implementation would be operationally difficult and that software vendors might not be ready for the changes by the effective date. He also said the process should avoid subsidizing petition drives with county taxpayer money. Public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed, with speakers from Common Cause Florida, the League of Women Voters, the NAACP Florida State Conference, Florida Rising, Equal Ground, Voices of Florida, and other civic groups arguing the bill would suppress direct democracy, criminalize volunteer activity, impose excessive costs, and create confusion and litigation risk. One speaker from the Florida Chamber of Commerce supported the bill, saying the initiative process should be protected from fraud and outside interests. During debate, Senator Polsky argued the Legislature has steadily made the initiative process harder after recent citizen-led amendments succeeded, while supporters framed the bill as a necessary integrity measure. The committee had not yet taken final action on the bill itself by the end of the transcript.

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• We all have to qualify for elections.
• Chair: Representative, there is amendment bar code 883543.
• We are not touching the sections in law or the Rep.
• McFarland: sections of statute where local regulations are.
• Representative, you may explain the amendment bar code 407389. Rep.