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• >> Um, Florida is one of the 19.
• Any of those that Texas or a Florida?
• ,</c><03:35:41.600><c> Delaware,</c> Hampshire, Florida, Delaware, Hampshire, Florida, Delaware, &gt;

Committee: House Environment and Agriculture

Transcript Highlights:

• Out of Gadsden, I am qualified to serve in the legislature because I'm a mother.
• In the legislature, I was on House Judiciary for 10 years. I loved it. It was fantastic.
• I started in Florida as a baby.
• with trying to infer what the intent of the legislature might have been.
• I don't know if the legislature realizes.

Committee: Senate Senate Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:

• Carolyn Hill, she is a native of Miami, Florida, but she's a transplant to Louisiana, and we now call
• So be it resolved today that the House of Representatives and the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
• So be it resolved today that the House of Representatives and the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
• House Bill 210 by Representative Melancon provides relative to prior acts of the Legislature relative
• Florida has banned it entirely. No person, this gear type cannot be used at all.

Bills: HR133 , HR134 , HR135 , HR136 , HR137 , HR138 , HR139 , HR140 , HR141 , HR142 , HR143 , HR144 , HR145 , HR146 , HR147 , HR148 , HR149 , HR150 , HR151 , HR152 , HR119 , HR120 , HR121 , HR122 , HR123 , HR125 , HR126 , HR127 , HR128 , HR129 , HR130 , HR131 , HR132 , HCR53 , HCR54 , HCR55 , HCR56 , SCR3 , SCR22 , SB4 , SB18 , SB66 , SB106 , SB201 , SB256 , SB274 , SB292 , SB326 , SB386 , SB406 , SB422 , SB423 , SB456 , SB475 , HCR3 , HB1 , HB3 , HB27 , HB71 , HB214 , HB225 , HB241 , HB244 , HB306 , HB312 , HB313 , HB314 , HB345 , HB366 , HB383 , HB446 , HB473 , HB511 , HB514 , HB655 , HB730 , HB743 , HB836 , HB983 , HB1027 , HB1037 , HB1043 , HB1082 , HB1091 , HB1096 , HB1103 , HB1126 , HB1167 , HB1174 , HB1175 , HB1230 , HB1237 , HB1238 , SB162 , SB349 , SB350 , SB382 , SB383 , HB76 , HB132 , HB181 , HB210 , HB250 , HB265 , HB275 , HB291 , HB322 , HB342 , HB475 , HB486 , HB616 , HB635 , HB639 , HB690 , HB740 , HB757 , HB761 , HB774 , HB808 , HB855 , HB872 , HB883 , HB886 , HB903 , HB949 , HB962 , HB996 , HB1003 , HB1036 , HB1054 , HB1071 , HB1076 , HB1078 , HB1113 , HB1132 , HB1146 , HB1232 , HB1233 , HB21 , HB24 , HB29 , HB31 , HB39 , HB45 , HB77 , HB136 , HB150 , HB263 , HB273 , HB299 , HB315 , HB376 , HB377 , HB431 , HB444 , HB450 , HB519 , HB533 , HB538 , HB559 , HB562 , HB663 , HB664 , HB715 , HB717 , HB805 , HB822 , HB823 , HB834 , HB864 , HB867 , HB1017 , HB1018 , HB1068 , HB1134 , HB1137 , HB1234 , HB1235 , HB1236 , HB961 , HB399 , HB868 , HB905 , HB180 , HB192 , HB284 , HB476 , HB915 , HB952 , HB1006 , HB401 , HB51 , HB58 , HB140 , HB982 , HB1010 , HB750 , HB911 , HB977 , HB901 , HR20 , HR74 , HB9 , HB151 , HB193 , HB310 , HB393 , HB459 , HB577 , HB582 , HB605 , HB614 , HB615 , HB682 , HB733 , HB773

Summary: The House met with a quorum and spent much of the day on personal privileges, recognizing visiting groups and designating several commemorative days, including Sigma Gamma Rho Day, Alpha Kappa Alpha Day, Italian Festival royalty, Acadiana’s Red and White Day, and Louisiana Automobile Dealer Day. Members also welcomed students, civic leaders, former legislators, a state pageant titleholder, and a visiting African law enforcement delegation focused on combating human trafficking. The chamber received Senate bills and committee reports, and several resolutions were adopted without objection, including condolences resolutions and commendations for schools, festivals, and public service organizations. The House then took up a long series of bills, with many passing on final passage after brief debate or technical amendments. Measures addressed topics such as notification of inmate releases from parish jails and DOC facilities (HB 76), ethics and financial disclosure, video voyeurism involving deceased persons (HB 265, renamed the Jacob Carter Dignity and Death Act), health insurance claim practices (HB 291), victim access to parole testimony without fees (HB 32), special education due process burden of proof (HB 342), AI disclosure in medical settings (HB 475), the psychology interjurisdictional compact (HB 486), homelessness provider oversight (HB 616), AI disclosure in campaign calls (HB 639), Medicaid managed care claim review (HB 740), menhaden fishing restrictions (HB 757 and HB 855), HIV exposure law modernization (HB 808), and rare cancer treatment advisory board changes (HB 761). Most of these bills passed with strong support; HB 342 passed 98-3, HB 639 passed 86-9, HB 808 passed 99-0, and HB 855 drew the most extended debate, with supporters citing science-based conservation and opponents warning about harm to the menhaden industry and coastal jobs. The House also adopted committee amendments and set several major fiscal measures as special orders for April 16, including HB 1, HB 2, HB 3, HB 313, HB 383, HB 983, and HB 1126. Additional bills were advanced to third reading from committee reports, and the chamber returned some measures to the calendar for later consideration. Overall, the meeting was marked by ceremonial recognitions, a heavy legislative agenda, and multiple substantive policy votes across education, health, criminal justice, transportation, ethics, and natural resources.

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• Then the legislature actually makes the determination. That’s how our republic works.
• We also have opened up a yard in Florida. We do heavy wrecking, recovery, and towing.
• You said you had a company in Florida. Is that correct? Yes. Okay.
• Is there any oversight on the towing industry in Florida? There is a towing association in Florida.

Committee: House Joint Committee on Transportation Oversight

Summary: The House Committee on Transportation met on Senate Bill 1408, which would allow Missouri to raise the maximum speed limit on rural interstates from 70 to 75 miles per hour. Senator Berger, the bill sponsor, argued the change would better match neighboring states, improve traffic flow, and reflect modern vehicle safety technology. Several members supported the idea as a practical adjustment, while others questioned whether the time savings were worth the safety tradeoff, raised concerns about driver behavior, truck speed governors, road design, fuel use, and the possibility that higher posted limits would lead to even faster driving. Testimony was sharply divided. Supporters, including a motorist advocate and some committee members, said 75 mph is common in surrounding states and worldwide, that most crashes are caused by inattention rather than speed alone, and that MoDOT should be able to set limits based on engineering and traffic conditions. Opponents included a Hazelwood police lieutenant, AAA, the Missouri Insurance Coalition, and MoDOT Director Ed Hassinger. They argued that higher speeds increase crash severity and fatalities, that Missouri’s roads and traffic volumes differ from flatter neighboring states, and that the bill could disproportionately affect young and older drivers as well as roadside workers. MoDOT said its data shows speed is a major factor in fatal crashes and cited fatality increases in Arkansas and Kansas after those states raised rural interstate limits. Committee members also debated whether the bill actually mandates 75 mph or merely authorizes MoDOT to set it where appropriate. MoDOT and AAA said any increase should be tied to engineering studies and roadway-specific analysis, while supporters argued the department already has that discretion and that the bill simply removes an outdated cap. No vote was taken in the excerpt. After closing the hearing on SB 1408, the committee moved on to House Bill 3447, a towing and recovery bill that would require more insurance for large commercial vehicles, improve notice and dispute procedures, and address abandoned vehicles; testimony on that bill began with the sponsor and representatives from the towing and trucking industries.

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• through SB336 or otherwise, we'd also really welcome any opportunity to support efforts by the legislature
• I want to begin by commending the legislature on the passing of the... legislature on the passing of
• I applaud the legislature for tackling this monumental task.
• I also want to applaud our legislature for working to provide families choices as it pertains to their
• This bill was tested in Florida, right? In 2022. That's correct. Yes, sir. It went to the courts.

Bills: HB332 , HB166 , SB336 , HB447 , HB244

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: computer science, K-12 education, public schools, graduation requirement, digital literacy, coding, programming, STEM, artificial intelligence, AI, computational thinking, technology education, computer literacy, high school credit, middle school, elementary school, teacher training, professional development, distance learning, virtual school

Transcript Highlights:

• Due to new demands by the legislature, we have had to lease a building at Chesapeake.
• And so the legislature was correct and.
• And so this would be a recurring ask to the legislature.
• I was with my family in Florida.
• The legislature placed that in our department to manage and to oversee.

Committee: House A&B Judiciary Subcommittee

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• The alternative would run counter to the intention of the legislature when they created the department
• The alternative would run counter to the intention of the legislature when they created the department
• when they created the legislature when they created the department<00:06:35.039><c> to</c><00:06:35.360
• It was actually the legislature that appointed the consumer advocate.
• </c><00:29:02.159><c> that</c> It was actually the legislature that It was actually the legislature that

Committee: Senate Executive Departments and Administration

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• And then the legislature, uh, over the years and more recently, have added uh provisions to that that
• And then the legislature, uh, over the years and more recently, have added uh provisions to that that
• And then the legislature, uh, over the years and more recently, have added uh provisions to that that
• I guess snowbirds maybe — people who consider their civic home to be in Florida but have a car.
• </c> license from Maine or wherever Florida license from Maine or wherever Florida um<01:02:24.400><c

Committee: House Election Law

Transcript Highlights:

• Florida and Maryland. Thank you.
• to use those examples, I was like, I left my notes of exactly what states those happened in, but Florida
• This is a committee of the House of Representatives in the Washington State Legislature.
• This is a committee of the House of Representatives in the Washington State Legislature.
• OSPI must submit an initial report to the appropriate committees of the legislature that summarizes the

Bills: SB6278

Committee: House Education

Keywords: teacher preparation, principal preparation, educator preparation, alternative route certification, teacher certification, principal certification, Washington Professional Educator Standards Board, PESB, field placement, student teacher, residency, mentoring, school district partnerships, K-12 education, preK-12, high-need schools, Title I, special education, English language learner, rural schools

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• So with your thorough vetting process that you've done, and we can't speak for future legislatures, that's
• And I think that's where it might be how the legislature may view that going forward.
• about North Dakota being extremely competitive, and kind of a dark horse when comparing Texas and Florida
• And kind of a dark horse when comparing Texas and Florida. and kind of a dark horse when comparing Texas
• and Florida on the tax basis.

Summary: The Tax Reform and Relief Advisory Committee met with a quorum, approved the March 17, 2026 minutes, and heard a lengthy update from Tax Commissioner Brian Croshys on property tax relief programs. He reviewed the Homestead Property Tax Credit, Disabled Veteran Credit, and Primary Residence Credit, noting increased relief after House Bill 1158 and House Bill 1176, but also discussing how some households “income adjust out” of eligibility over time. Members asked about indexing income thresholds, expanding eligibility by age alone, simplifying administration, county-level notices, and whether the county and state systems could be streamlined. Croshys said the programs are heavily used, largely administered at the county level, and that the department is still refining compliance and reporting; he also said there were no material findings or overarching concerns in the latest review. The committee agreed more detailed PRC information would likely come back in a September meeting, and the chair announced an afternoon recess for lunch before later reconvening. Shelly Myers then presented the statewide property tax increase report, the zero-growth report, and a statistical report on property values and tax levies by class. She explained how county auditors report levy and valuation data, how increases and decreases are counted, and identified counties and cities with the largest percentage changes in growth or decline. She also summarized recent trends: agricultural values remain relatively flat, while residential, commercial, and centrally assessed values have risen over the last five years; in 2025, residential property accounted for the largest share of statewide property tax levies, followed by commercial, agriculture, and centrally assessed property. Committee members asked about unusual zero-growth figures, the effect of annexation and land-use changes, and whether the 3% levy cap was forcing political subdivisions to use reserves or defer spending. Myers said many counties complied by using reserves, delaying capital projects, or limiting increases, and that some counties had not used their full cap. The committee then moved to the stripper oil extraction tax exemption. Commissioner Croshys reviewed the state’s oil tax structure and estimated the revenue impact of keeping stripper wells exempt from extraction tax while still paying production tax. He said the exemption saves operators hundreds of millions of dollars over a biennium, while the state still collects production tax on those wells. He also discussed projected impacts if the exemption were changed for future wells and noted that future outcomes depend on oil prices, production declines, and technology such as CO2 enhanced oil recovery. Nathan Anderson of the Department of Mineral Resources briefly explained the historical difference between the 35-barrel and 30-barrel thresholds for certain wells, citing differences in completion costs and lateral lengths. The committee then heard from EERC CEO Charles Gorecki, who presented an analysis of oil well life cycles and said most oil is produced before wells reach stripper status, but that refracturing or other reinvestment can significantly extend production and keep wells above the threshold for years.

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• And the headlines are usually Texas, Florida, Florida, Texas, Florida, a little bit of Tennessee.
• And that was done partially before the legislature invested in the ARPA investment, connecting many people
• The team works very hard, and we're lucky to have had a legislature that was able to allow us to invest
• The team works very hard, and we're lucky to have had a legislature that was able to allow us to invest
• constitutional provision has been adopted that would prevent simply raising that fee, that the legislature

Committee: House Budget

Transcript Highlights:

• And the headlines are usually Texas, Florida, Florida, Texas, Florida, a little bit of Tennessee.
• And that was done partially before the legislature invested in the ARPA investment, connecting many people
• The team works very hard, and we're lucky to have had a legislature that was able to allow us to invest
• in building our own... ...And we're lucky to have had a legislature that was able to allow us to invest
• constitutional provision has been adopted that would prevent simply raising that fee, that the legislature

Summary: The House Budget Committee heard the Department of Economic Development’s fiscal year 2027 budget presentation, beginning with Director Michelle Hadaway and division leaders. The department emphasized that most of its budget is federally funded and walked through requests for regional engagement, international trade and investment offices, business recruitment and marketing, Delta Regional Authority dues, business and community solutions, tax increment financing, MODESA, DRPP, CDBG, disaster recovery, Missouri Main Street, AmeriCorps, Missouri One Start, the Missouri Technology Corporation, semiconductor and API reshoring efforts, SSBCI, and other economic development items. Members repeatedly asked about lapses, one-time appropriations, whether general revenue could be reduced or replaced with other funds, and how the department prioritizes federal and other non-GR sources. Several members also praised regional engagement, Missouri Partnership, and rural economic development efforts. A major portion of the discussion focused on specific one-time or performance-based projects. Members questioned the large GR transfer for TIFs and MODESA, the use of funds for the Urban League plaza renovation, the Northeast Missouri housing fund, the Highway MM corridor, and the Missouri Technology Corporation. Department witnesses explained that many of these amounts are based on projected performance or are tied to multi-year obligations, and that some unspent balances reflect project timing, federal reimbursement timing, or delayed construction. The committee also discussed the Missouri Main Street program, with staff explaining it supports both new and existing Main Street communities and can be adapted for county-wide models. The committee spent significant time on workforce and innovation programs. Missouri One Start described its customized training and upskilling programs, including a statutory fund switch to align with existing law, while members asked for more data on participation and impact. Missouri Technology Corporation explained that reduced funding last year limited some entrepreneur-support programs, and that its venture fund has leveraged state dollars into private capital and jobs. Members also discussed the API reshoring item and semiconductor funding, asking what the money would do, what companies would benefit, and how much federal leverage the state could expect. Witnesses said the API request supports a nonprofit center working with existing Missouri companies to reshore pharmaceutical production, while the semiconductor item is tied to federal matching opportunities that have moved slowly. The committee did not take final action on the budget during the portion of the hearing provided. The chair recessed the committee to go to session, stating that the hearing would resume afterward and that public testimony on House Bill 2007 would follow completion of the department presentation.

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• I thank the gentleman and my good friend from Florida, Mr.
• I thank the gentleman and my good friend from Florida, Mr.
• I thank the gentleman and my good friend from Florida, Mr.
• I now yield one and a half minutes to the gentleman from Florida, Representative Frost.
• I now yield one and a half minutes to the gentleman from Florida, Representative Frost.

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• </c><00:23:19.280><c> for</c> come before the legislature for come before the legislature for different
• I'm currently trying to move to Florida to take care of my elderly mother who has Alzheimer's.
• I'm currently trying to move to Florida to take care of my elderly mother who has Alzheimer's.
• </c><02:34:40.560><c> Florida</c><02:34:41.040><c> has</c> don't prescribe at all.
• Florida has don't prescribe at all.

Committee: House Executive Departments and Administration

Transcript Highlights:

• Speaker, House Bill 49 is an exemplary model of our licensing boards and the legislature working together
• Speaker, Houseville 49 is an exemplary model of our licensing boards and the legislature, working together
• remarkable group of student athletes competed at the UDA National Dance Team Championship in Orlando, Florida
• policymaking and says that it's been a privilege working with such dedicated leaders here in the legislature

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• The question was: so Florida and Texas, um, have they had demonstrable drops in their recidivism, or
• In Florida? Yes. Okay, thank you. Um, Representative Sales, thank you for taking my question.
• about once a month and she over Florida about once a month and she over time<01:10:08.960><c> became
• The most recent state was Florida, and prior to it passing in Florida, the New York Times had an article
• so I think whatever the the legislature so I think whatever the penalty<04:05:37.040><c> assessment<

Committee: House Criminal Justice and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:

• Uh, certainly there's nothing that would bind a future legislature to look at this again.
• </c><00:03:34.400><c> to</c><00:03:34.720><c> look</c><00:03:34.879><c> at</c> bind a future legislature
• to look at bind a future legislature to look at this<00:03:35.519><c> again.
• and Texas that are are Florida and Texas that are businessfriendly?
• back when I was entered the legislature back when I was in<00:36:09.280><c> the</c><00:36:09.440><c>

Committee: Senate Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:

• Florida, for example, says it must be similar to an ACGME.
• So I think members of the committee in the legislature are familiar with this, but just for it.
• So I think members of the committee in the legislature are familiar with this, but just for it.
• We were directed and funded by the legislature. We are six months in. How did we do this?
• We were directed and funded by the legislature. Sorry, there's one typo here: 2014 should be 2024.

Summary: The committee first received an update on the effects of HR1 and related federal Medicaid and marketplace changes from Governor’s Office and Health Care Authority staff. Presenters said the most immediate coverage losses are expected in the individual market beginning in January, with premium increases and an estimated 80,000 people potentially unable to afford coverage. They warned that larger Medicaid impacts will follow over the next year and beyond, including tighter eligibility checks, work requirements, reduced retroactive coverage, limits on state-directed payments and provider taxes, new cost-sharing, and changes affecting certain non-citizen adults. They also said the state plans to seek a waiver or extension for work requirements and will continue to analyze impacts, including on rural providers and Planned Parenthood-related services. Members asked about the effect on nursing homes, rural hospitals, and how the state can help providers and enrollees navigate the new requirements; staff said timelines and a state-specific implementation chart are being developed. The committee then heard a report on the International Medical Graduate Work Group and Washington’s efforts to create pathways for internationally trained physicians. Testimony described the clinical experience license, the clinical evaluation assessment tool, grant funding for IMG support organizations, and a new hardship waiver process enacted this year. National presenters said many states have adopted similar pathways because of physician shortages, but Washington and Tennessee are among the few states that have actually issued licenses so far. They recommended clear guardrails, an employment offer before application, ECFMG certification, supervised practice, and data collection to avoid exploitation and protect patients. Members asked about state-to-state variation, retention of IMGs, and whether Washington should pursue dedicated residency or preceptorship options; presenters said the key next step is moving successful participants from supervised experience to a durable long-term license. The final topic was implementation of Washington’s Apple Health doula benefit and the statewide doula hub and referral system. Senator T’wina Nobles highlighted the state’s $3,500 per-birth Medicaid reimbursement rate for doulas and the importance of the hub for referrals, training, and billing. Health Care Authority staff said the benefit launched January 1, 2025, and covers prenatal intake, labor and delivery, postpartum visits, and telehealth-supported services. They reported 336 state-certified doulas, 134 enrolled in Apple Health, 287 unique clients served, and 641 claims paid so far. Testimony emphasized doulas’ role in improving birth outcomes, reducing unnecessary interventions, and addressing racial disparities in maternal health, while noting that implementation is still early and ongoing.

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• But quite frankly, in 1983, the legislature adopted the first standardized judicial pay model.
• We're on Florida Boulevard. We're partnered with Encounter Church on Florida Boulevard.
• The legislature created a task force to advise the governor on policy issues, and it consisted of experts
• In the North Lake, Florida Parishes region, a large percentage of the shelter beds available are designated

Committee: House Judiciary

Summary: The committee took up several bills, beginning with HB 519, which would require special masters appointed in complex consolidated litigation to comply with judicial conduct and federal appointment/disqualification standards, subject to Louisiana law. After a technical amendment clarifying that the provision applies to cases designated under Supreme Court rules, the bill was moved favorably without objection. HB 29, creating the Ascension Parish Retired Employee Insurance Fund, was then heard and also advanced favorably without objection. The committee next considered HB 324 on judicial salaries. The bill would make the 2024 and 2025 judicial supplement stipend permanent and add future cost-of-living adjustments, subject to available funding and approval by the Louisiana Supreme Court and Judicial Budgetary Control Board. Members asked about funding sources and whether the stipend could be made permanent without a constitutional amendment; after discussion, the bill was moved favorably without objection. The longest discussion centered on HB 211, the Homelessness Court Program, later named the Streets to Success Act. Amendments were adopted to limit the bill to licensed group homes and to remove enforcement language that would have created civil actions against local governments for failing to remove encampments, while setting staggered effective dates. Supporters, including the bill author and governor’s office representatives, said the measure would create a coordinated court-and-services response for people experiencing homelessness, especially those with substance use or mental health issues, and would allow designated camping areas and diversion into treatment. Opponents, including housing advocates, legal aid groups, and people with lived experience, argued the bill would criminalize homelessness, increase jail and court involvement, and fail to address root causes such as unaffordable housing, lack of shelter capacity, and inadequate wraparound services. The bill drew extensive testimony but no final vote was taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• honor to be here and to be able to continue serving this committee for the second session of this legislature
• Just a little bit of background: I had my learner's permit in Florida at 14 years old.
• The reason I did it at 14 is because in Florida, you could ride a motorcycle at 14 years old if you had
• We had a truck driver who issued their license out of California, and they killed people in Florida.
• And I know in Arkansas, Florida.

Bills: HB2003 , HB2057 , HB2109 , HB2111 , HB2112 , HB2114 , HB2256 , HB2259 , HB2317 , HB2323 , HB2398 , HB2443 , HB2446 , HB2574

Committee: House Transportation & Infrastructure

Keywords: driver education, instruction permit, underage drivers, motorcycle licenses, traffic regulations, special plates, centennial, Arizona Department of Transportation, vehicle registration, commercial discounts, Arizona Centennial, distracted driving, portable wireless communication devices, motorcycles, traffic safety, civil penalties, driver license, examinations, motorcycle awareness, public safety