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NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Judiciary (02/03/2025)

Transcript Highlights:
  • Patriot Act, raise concerns about presumption of innocence being bypassed in national security cases.
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Keywords: 928, house, all
Summary: The House Judiciary Committee opened with a hearing on CACR 7, a proposed constitutional amendment to explicitly state that defendants are innocent until proven guilty in all cases and suits brought by the state. The prime sponsor argued the amendment would strengthen due process, prevent government overreach, and extend the presumption of innocence beyond criminal cases into civil and administrative matters such as forfeiture and family court proceedings. In testimony and questioning, the sponsor cited New Hampshire constitutional provisions, historical examples, and concerns about courts shifting burdens onto individuals. Committee members raised questions about the amendment’s wording, its relationship to existing law, and whether it would have practical effect if current statutes already place the burden on the state. The hearing was then closed without further witnesses. The committee next moved to executive session on House Bill 480, which establishes a procedure for restoring competency and creates a pilot forensic liaison position in Merrimack or Strafford County to assist with that process. After discussion about prior concerns, including an email from the Disabilities Rights Center and whether enough members were present, the committee voted to adopt Amendment 2025-61H and then voted ought to pass as amended. The amendment passed unanimously, and the bill passed on a 10-1 roll call, with Representative Andrew voting no. The chair noted the bill would not go on consent and that no minority report was planned. Finally, the committee opened a hearing on House Bill 666-FN, which would add restitution for violations of library-use confidentiality and expressly include library cards and membership status among confidential records. The sponsor said the bill was intended to strengthen privacy protections after a local dispute and to provide a remedy and deterrent for improper disclosure. Committee questions focused on whether the restitution penalty would apply to accidental disclosures, how the bill interacts with existing exceptions such as court orders or investigations, and whether the language was consistent with current confidentiality law. The hearing remained open at the end of the transcript.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Public Safety Committee Jun 16th, 2026

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • It shatters a fundamental sense of safety and security.
  • not only of the victim's body, but it's coupled with an invasion of the victim's most private and secure
  • This is why I brought forth this bill that simply allows the county that has an OIG to... ...task the
  • A restraining order should never create a false sense of security.
  • And because of that, it forces us to support bills like this.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Health Care Advisory Council, and the MMIWP, the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and People Task
  • Force.
  • And we work with Native communities, urban Indian organizations... ...task force.
  • There is a task force that was involved with the commissions, community organizations, and other state
  • There was a task force that was involved with the commissions, community organizations, and other state
Summary: The committee heard a work session on voting access on tribal lands, beginning with a presentation from Dr. Chelsea Jones of the Brennan Center. She described barriers affecting Native voters and voters on tribal lands, including long travel distances to polling places and drop boxes, nontraditional addresses, unreliable postal service, language access, and limited broadband. Citing research, she said turnout on tribal lands trails turnout off tribal lands by about 10 percentage points nationally and about 10% in Washington, with larger gaps in some convenience voting measures. Members asked about the meaning of “lost votes,” the role of tribal leadership and community trust, and whether outreach by election officials and candidates could help; Dr. Jones emphasized that the study measured missed voting opportunities, not missing ballots, and that partnerships with trusted community leaders are important. The University of Washington Elections Database then presented data on voter registration, turnout, signature challenges, curing, and ballot rejection for voters whose addresses fall within tribal reservation boundaries. The presenters said registration on reservations increased from about 107,000 in 2010 to 137,000 in 2024, turnout on reservations remained about 8 to 9 percentage points lower than outside reservations in recent general elections, and signature-challenge and rejection rates were generally low but somewhat higher in off-year elections. They reported that about 60% to two-thirds of signature-challenged ballots are cured, with cure rates similar inside and outside reservations, and that late return is the most common reason for primary ballot rejection while signature mismatch is the leading cause in general elections. A question was raised about USPS postmarking issues and how those might affect future data; the presenters said they plan to track return method and cure timing more closely. The committee also received an overview of the Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs. Staff reviewed the office’s history, the Centennial Accord, the Millennium Agreement, and related state-tribal frameworks, and GOIA Director Tim Rainan described the office’s role as a bridge between the state and tribal governments, including consultation, policy coordination, training, and convening work groups. He said GOIA now has six positions, is part of the governor’s executive cabinet, and is working on a statewide tribal relations training module and consultation handbook. In response to a question, he said tribal voting is not a major topic at the Centennial Accord but is discussed more extensively through ATNI. The committee then shifted to contracting equity, hearing from WSDOT, DES, OMWBE, and the Office of Equity. WSDOT described its race-neutral small business and veteran goals, mentorship and support programs, and its response to the federal suspension of the DBE program; DES discussed statewide contracting spend, the EDGE pilot for small construction firms, and efforts to improve procurement access; OMWBE reported growth in certified firms and about $371 million in state spend with certified firms in the most recent year, while noting ongoing impacts from federal DBE changes; and the Office of Equity outlined its broader work on agency consultation, dashboards, and systems change. No votes were taken.
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Senate SessionReading and Referral of Bills Mar 17th, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Senate Bill 36 by Parker relating to the Homeland Security activities of certain entities to Border Security
  • Senate Bill 1897 by Senate Bill 1897 by Hughes relating to advanced communications infrastructure security
  • Force to Criminal Justice.
  • 38 by Creighton recognizing the strategic importance of the Gulf of America to the economic and security
  • at the border to Border Security.
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • Four months ago, I testified before the General Assembly's artificial intelligence task force, and while
  • general assembly's artificial before the general assembly's artificial intelligence<00:15:03.079> task
  • <00:15:03.399> force<00:15:04.360> and<00:15:04.560> while<00:15:04.759>
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  • <00:52:17.359> more Kentucky elections more secure more Kentucky elections more secure more
Summary: The committee first handled House Bill 27, which would remove the prohibition on political yard signs in planned communities statewide while still allowing communities to regulate size, placement, and duration. The sponsor said the 2023 Planned Communities Act created an unintended consequence by treating similar homeowners differently based on grandfathering dates, and a legal explanation was offered that the bill would clarify the law and avoid constitutional problems. After discussion, the committee voted 15-0 to pass the bill with favorable expression. The next item was an update from the Secretary of State on the 2024 election and implementation of House Bill 53, which created prompt post-election audits. He said the audits were carried out smoothly, most found no discrepancies, and no election winners changed, though he recommended adding a specific timeline to the law. He also discussed voter-roll maintenance, saying Kentucky has removed more than 440,000 ineligible voters since 2020, and argued that federal law and limited access to federal databases remain the main obstacles to faster cleanup. Members asked about the possibility of improper removals, double voting across states, and how provisional voting works. The Secretary said anyone improperly removed can reregister, that any double-voting abuse is likely marginal but still unacceptable, and that provisional ballots are available when eligibility is in doubt and can be reviewed by the county board of elections. He also urged Congress to modernize the 1993 federal voter-registration law, improve access to death and citizenship data, and create a central interstate information-sharing system for election officials.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Appropriations and Finance Feb 1st, 2025

House Appropriations & Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • We want to add a security contract so that we have an on-call security vendor.
  • Sometimes it's contract security.
  • Just to say, security was a very broad statement, and your security is incredibly important.
  • A lot of the requests are really about security. The security piece isn't just for the judges.
  • Process in terms of securing that area. Security at the courthouse is so critical.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Local Government Committee Jul 1st, 2026

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • The jurisdictions have established a task force of elected officials, which is expected to convene this
  • Our board has already voted in support of this regional model and has appointed members to this task
  • force shaping it.
  • The Department of Homeland Security has reportedly identified or acquired approximately 23 warehouses
  • I am concerned that this bill may give local governments a false sense of security in exercising this
Keywords: 988, house, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, December 4, 2025)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Commanding our armed forces and safeguarding our national security requires exemplary honor, experience
  • a n targeted national security measure. a n targeted national security measure.
  • National Security Act of 1947 as amended National Security Act of 1947 as amended 50<01:42:31.040>
  • :42:40.000> forth National Security Strategy sets forth National Security Strategy sets forth
  • <02:18:46.639> with helped our family be more secure with helped our family be more secure
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Public Service Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Joint Committee on Public Service

Transcript Highlights:
  • It actually forced her into early retirement, and we miss her leadership greatly.
  • Principal Lampron deserves this recognition and security after a career spent serving Boston's children
  • I have a nearly impossible task to accomplish today.
  • No one on BCI was ever told that our classification or, you know, our security in our retirement had
  • Over the course of a career, this means less security for their family.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Public Service heard testimony on a wide range of retirement classification and benefit bills affecting municipal and state employees. Much of the hearing focused on proposals to move various workers from Group 1 to Group 2 or Group 4, including municipal building officials (H. 2776), MassDOT highway workers (H. 2908/Sousa’s Law), DCF attorneys (H. 2771), probation officers, licensed electricians, drinking water operators (H. 3000/S. 1834), MWRA non-clerical workers (S. 1803), transitional parole officers (H. 2878), Plymouth BCI criminal investigator officers (H. 2975/S. 1863), Beverly fire alarm operators/public safety telecommunicators (S. 1876), Massport pipefitters and refrigeration technicians (H. 2788/S. 1829), and other public safety or hazardous-duty classifications. Witnesses generally argued that their work is physically dangerous, understaffed, or comparable to already higher-classified employees, and several said the changes would help recruitment and retention with little fiscal impact because the affected groups are small. The committee also heard testimony on H. 4508, a home rule petition to grant a disability pension to Boston principal Patricia Lampron. Supporters, including Representative Dan Hunt, Boston city councilors, and Lampron herself, described a severe 2021 assault at the Henderson Inclusion School that left her with lasting physical and psychological injuries and forced her into early retirement. They urged the committee to advance the bill quickly. One witness, Pamela McLaughlin, testified in opposition, arguing the bill would set the wrong precedent and describing alleged prior misconduct by Lampron, and asked that the bill be sent to study. Several witnesses and committee members asked brief questions, mainly about the scope of the bills, whether certain workers were already in higher groups, and the fiscal or precedent concerns. No votes were taken during the hearing. At the end, the chairs announced that testimony was complete, asked whether anyone else wished to speak, and then the committee voted to adjourn.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Public Safety Committee Meeting - 2025-04-02

Public Safety Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a use of deadly force statute, and we're changing in the amendment on page one, line after 2.
  • If I own a private security company, I'm going to hire armed guards. To transport money.
  • My staff have noticed that when customers arrive and see them, they feel secure and engaged.
  • Are you guys trained on any kind of force, restraints, or anything like that?
  • We are not trained on use of force because the whole purpose of violence...
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Formal House Session 39 Jun 21st, 2026 at 10:41 am

Massachusetts House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The other manufacturers are struggling to keep up with this mandate, and if they do so, they are forced
  • Perhaps well-intentioned, this law forces costly green energy requirements without regard for affordability
  • And while we look forward to working with her and her team, the Speaker has tasked me and the TUE committee
  • It's not an easy task, but one we are focused on.
  • continue building their lives here or seek opportunities in places where their futures feel more secure
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The House met in a session centered on the FY26 budget, especially the Energy and Environmental Affairs and Labor/Economic Development sections, while also taking time to recognize several championship teams and other guests. Early in the day, the chamber adopted a set of commemorative resolutions, including observances for Apraxia Awareness Day, International Celiac Awareness Day, and Jewish American Heritage Month. Members also welcomed Franklin High’s cheerleading and boys basketball champions, Winthrop boys hockey champions, St. Mary’s of Lynn girls basketball champions, Holy Trinity School students, and later Boston Celtics guard Drew Holiday and Lauren Holiday. The most contentious debate involved amendments related to Massachusetts’ climate and clean-car policies. Representative Lombardo offered amendments to delay or repeal ACC2/zero-emission vehicle requirements and to convert climate mandates into goals rather than requirements, arguing the rules were unrealistic, costly, and harmful to dealers, consumers, and the economy. Opponents said the House had already addressed the issue, and that climate and energy policy should remain under review through a public process. The House rejected Lombardo’s ACC2-related amendments, including after a ruling of the Chair was upheld by roll call, and later adopted a consolidated Energy and Environmental Affairs amendment by a wide margin. The House then adopted a consolidated Labor and Economic Development amendment and ultimately passed the FY26 budget to be engrossed. Supporters highlighted major funding for environmental protection, parks, fish and game, clean energy, food insecurity programs, agricultural support, economic development, tourism, and an immigration legal assistance fund. The chamber also observed a moment of silence for Molly McGovern, and at the end of the session adopted an order to meet the next day at 11 a.m. before adjourning.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

S/C on Workforce Mar 25th, 2025

S/C on Workforce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Chair lays out HB 1154, relating to the establishment of a skilled labor task force by certain local
  • HB 1154 would create a skilled labor task force for Cameron County to be established and overseen by
  • It would allow any injured employee or anyone else to be able to secure counsel outside of their local
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Rules Mar 3rd, 2026

Rules

Transcript Highlights:
  • , which is national security.
  • What if they knew the security guard...
  • What if they knew the security guard company or the internal security guard was not doing their job,
  • This forced us to homeschool for a few years.
  • Forced into public schools or homeschooling.
Summary: The committee first took up SB 354, the “Blue Ribbon Projects” bill, which creates a framework for large planned communities on at least 15,000 contiguous acres with 60% reserved area and a streamlined local review process. Senator McLean presented the bill and a strike-all amendment, and members raised concerns about local control, conservation enforceability, data centers, concurrency, multi-county projects, and whether reserve lands could later be converted. Audubon Florida and 1,000 Friends of Florida opposed the bill, arguing the conservation protections were not permanent enough and that the reserve areas could be changed later; small-county representatives also worried about tax-base impacts. Supporters argued the bill would better manage growth, preserve green space, and provide a more orderly alternative to sprawl. After debate, the committee voted to report the bill favorably. The committee then approved SB 620 on candidate qualifying, which requires candidates for federal, state, county, district, judiciary, school, and school board offices to disclose any non-U.S. citizenship. Amendments added disclosure about whether federal candidates intend to trade stock if elected and adjusted 2026 congressional qualifying procedures in the event of redistricting, including a new qualifying window and petition rules. The bill was reported favorably after brief support from a member of the public and discussion about candidate vetting. The committee also reported favorably CS/CS/CS/SB 1452, a Department of Financial Services bill with amendments addressing My Safe Florida Home notices, condo pilot eligibility, firefighter hiring, unclaimed property, and related financial-services provisions. Next, the committee approved CS/CS/SB 1620, a school board members’ bill of rights. A substitute amendment narrowed the bill to access to records, fiscal transparency, and nondisclosure agreements, while preserving board members’ rights to timely documents, budget information, and public comment, and setting deadlines for records requests. Superintendents and a school board member testified in support, saying the bill clarifies roles and prevents board members from being frozen out. The committee also passed CS/HB 245, which replaces the term “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse material”; one senator supported the terminology change but warned about preserving legal precedent and avoiding appellate issues. The committee then reported favorably SB 1548, an update to the Live Local affordable housing law expanding eligible sites and clarifying setbacks, airport proximity, and fair-housing protections. Finally, the committee took up the veterinary medicine bill creating veterinary professional associates. The bill allows trained master’s-level VPAs to perform limited veterinary services under a veterinarian’s supervision, and an amendment tightened the standard to immediate supervision on premises. Supporters said the measure would expand access to care, especially in rural areas with vet shortages, while opponents argued it added unnecessary regulation. After testimony from veterinary educators and others, the bill continued with support expressed by committee members, including praise for the direct-supervision amendment.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

06/01/2026 - Joint Legislative Audit Committee

Joint Legislative Audit Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • On March 16, President Trump signed Executive Order 14395, establishing the task force to eliminate fraud
  • On March 16, President Trump signed Executive Order 14395, establishing the task force to eliminate fraud
  • Chairman, to that point, that's a security architecture within the software. Yeah.
  • This is primarily managed by the Department of Economic Security, or DES.
  • Security? Oh, could you pause for a second? Can I breathe? Do we want to do 26? I'd be happy to.
Summary: The committee first heard an update on Topok Elementary School District’s long-running noncompliance with Arizona’s Uniform System of Financial Records. The Auditor General’s office explained the USFR noncompliance process and reported that Topok had made substantial progress, correcting many deficiencies in areas such as open meeting law, procurement, payroll, attendance reporting, property control, and information technology. The district’s superintendent and staff described the corrective actions they had taken, the use of outside consultants, and their plan to maintain compliance through stronger leadership, training, and consistent procedures. Members praised the district’s progress and asked about the remaining deficiencies and the status of the 3% state-aid withholding, which the Auditor General said would be addressed by the State Board of Education. The committee then considered a request for a fourth school safety special audit, tied to concerns raised by Representative Martinez about Phoenix Union High School District and school violence response practices. The Auditor General said the proposed audit would be a new topic focused on policies and procedures for responding to credible threats of violence and allegations of staff misconduct affecting student safety, and could include Phoenix Union in the sample. Representative Martinez described a fatal 2024 shooting, weapons incidents, and concerns about district oversight. The committee approved the motion 10-0. Next, staff presented the fiscal years 2027-2028 school district performance audit schedule, describing 26 randomly selected school districts and career and technical education districts, plus 84 planned follow-ups. The Auditor General said the schedule is intended to shorten the average time between audits and that the school audits division is now fully staffed. Members asked about county coverage and the inclusion of ESA accountability, but the schedule was ultimately presented for review rather than approval. The committee also heard a detailed federal compliance audit presentation on the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) administered by DES. The Auditor General reported repeated findings involving missing provider documentation, questioned costs, and FFATA reporting errors, including a 2024 sample that led to questioning $2.88 million in costs. The office recommended stronger documentation, record retention, reporting procedures, and staff training; DES concurred and said it would correct the findings in 2026. Members discussed the limits of the single-audit scope, the possibility of a broader special audit, and the federal government’s recent actions on CCDF oversight in other states. Finally, the committee considered and discussed a special audit request for CCDF that would broaden review to provider oversight, licensing, site visits, and billing accuracy across multiple state agencies, with estimated costs of $547,000 to $625,000 and a projected report date of July 31, 2027.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-03-04 (9:30AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Efficiency Task Force, which the Governor, and Senators Burton, Hooper, and I have served, recommended
  • To know the government is completing a task of providing a service, we need to know if the service is
  • state agencies and develop these important best practices, guidelines, and standards, and focus on security
Keywords: 998, house, all
NM
Transcript Highlights:
  • So, beginning on slide 3, the annual radioactive waste consultation task force meeting was held on November
  • So were you at the radioactive consultation task force? Yes, I said. Chairman, yes, it was. Okay.
  • I think from our standpoint as a committee, one of the important things about this task force, and the
  • So you're the director of the whole state, state director, Homeland Security Department.
  • It also means we can start the process for them to get a security clearance.
Summary: The committee first heard a presentation from the Environment Department on PFAS contamination in private wells in La Cienega, Santa Fe County. Staff said the plume likely came from historic use of firefighting foam associated with airport and National Guard fire-training activities, with possible additional contribution from septic systems and consumer products. They described the contamination as affecting about 200 private wells, the short-term response of providing residential filters through a $2 million legislative appropriation, and ongoing work to define the plume’s full extent, identify responsible parties, and consider longer-term regional water solutions. Members asked about filter costs, replacement schedules, disposal of used cartridges, follow-up testing, health studies, and whether cleanup or containment had begun; the department said cleanup would follow once the plume is fully mapped and that DOH is soliciting interest in a blood study. The committee also discussed the need to track disposal of PFAS filters and the possibility of broader statewide capacity for similar work. The committee then took up abandoned uranium mine cleanup. NMED and EMNRD staff reviewed the new uranium mine reclamation program created by HB 164, the state dashboard tracking sites, and the FY26 appropriation of $20 million for neglected contaminated sites, of which $12 million is being used for neglected uranium mines and the remainder for other contaminated sites. They said six contractors were hired, three priority sites in Grant County are moving forward quickly, and additional sites are being prepared for possible FY27 work. Members pressed for details on how funds are spent, why the revolving fund remains unfunded, how federal, state, tribal, and landowner requirements are coordinated, where contaminated material will be moved, and whether cleanup could also address homes built with contaminated materials. Staff said the work is governed by multiple regulatory layers, that the state is seeking an additional $25 million for FY27-FY28 plus a time extension, and that partnerships with tribes would require longer-term agreements. The committee also discussed federal cleanup efforts and the new Good Samaritan law, with members urging stronger advocacy for New Mexico sites, including tribal lands, and asking whether the Attorney General should pursue legal action against federal parties responsible for legacy contamination. Staff explained that some sites are already covered by settlement funds tied to responsible parties, while neglected sites are those with no responsible party and no other cleanup program. The committee then heard from EMNRD on Class VI carbon sequestration primacy. Staff said New Mexico currently has no operating Class VI wells, about 27 Class II acid-gas injection wells are operating, and only a small number might be candidates for conversion. They explained that the state’s primacy application would require more public outreach than federal rules alone, and that cost estimates for post-injection site care are based on long planning horizons, with some costs borne by operators and some by the state after closure. No votes were taken on the substantive items discussed; the committee approved the prior meeting minutes and took a brief recess between presentations.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

House Chamber - Adjournment Sine Die Fri May 2, 2025, 12:00PM HST - Day 60

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • to provide for emergency or supply shortages, how can this unknown be predicted, calculated, and secured
  • to provide for emergency or supply shortages, how can this unknown be predicted, calculated, and secured
  • industry and strengthening food security industry and strengthening food security by<01:35:21.040
  • force.
  • force. the illegal fireworks task force.
Keywords: 910, house, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/04/2026 - House Government

Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • anyone in central office who has worked in the field overtime to help close cases, do administrative tasks
  • You see there were 10 changes to state law that were made in response to a child safety task force.
  • There were 10 changes to state law that were made in response to a child safety task force, and then
  • So next week, because I have some other task— But I need to be able to hear that again.
  • When we leave here, they're going to be secured and they'll be sent to the special counsel. Got it.
Keywords: 1182, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security Jan 14th, 2025

Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Committee on Military, Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security will now come to order.
  • . ...veterans, our military, space, and for our law enforcement, domestic security.
  • It is a Sisyphean task when it comes to fighting the flood control.
  • And it is a, it is a Sisyphian task when it comes to fighting the flood control.
  • from an IT perspective, the more accessible something is, the less secure it is.
Summary: The committee held its first meeting of the session, with members introducing themselves and expressing support for veterans, military families, first responders, space industry growth, and domestic security. The first presentation was from the Florida Division of Emergency Management on the 2024 hurricane season and recovery efforts. Officials described response and recovery operations for Hurricanes Debbie, Helene, and Milton, including sheltering, meals, water, tarps, power restoration, flood control, debris removal, and public assistance funding. They emphasized that recovery is ongoing, that mitigation and resiliency investments are critical, and that Florida’s shelter space remains in deficit in many counties, especially for special needs populations. Senators asked about improving logistics capacity, technology for grant processing, HOA/private property debris issues, drainage and culvert maintenance, and ways to expand shelter capacity; the witness said more technology, better local coordination, and county-by-county planning would help, while noting limits on state authority over private property and county emergency manager qualifications. Committee members praised FDEM’s response and asked how the Legislature could help, including whether more logistical hubs, pumps, and flood-control equipment were needed. The witness said technology investments could reduce fatigue and improve grant and recovery processing, but that manpower would still be necessary. The committee also discussed the statewide emergency shelter plan, the use of schools as shelters, and the need to identify vacant commercial space and other facilities for future sheltering and special-needs needs. The witness said FDEM works with counties and commerce partners to identify available space and uses legislative funding for shelter retrofits and new construction when needed. The second presentation was from Blue Origin on its Florida operations. The company outlined its work in New Glenn, New Shepard, Blue Ring, lunar landers, and engine production, highlighting its Space Coast presence, more than 3,600 Florida employees, and over $3 billion invested in facilities. Blue Origin also described partnerships with Space Florida, public school Space Academies, internships, SkillBridge, and STEM outreach through Club for the Future. Members asked about the upcoming New Glenn launch window, which the company said was targeted for later that week, and the committee expressed interest in Blue Origin’s role in Florida’s space economy. The meeting ended with no further business and a motion to adjourn, which was adopted.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

December 4, 2025 - 11:00 AM

Transcript Highlights:
  • CURRENTLY THERE ARE SIX COLLEGES WHO HAVE THEIR OWN POLICE FORCES AND SECURITY VENDORS AND 12 HAVE ARMED
  • SECURITY.
  • IF YOU ASK FOR SECURITY CAMERAS IN 2018 THEN IT 2025 TO SECURITY CAMERAS MAY BE OBSOLETE.
  • FORCE ON THE DEPLOYMENT OF EIGHT I.
  • AND THEY CAN SECURE THEMSELVES.