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• Please say no to this reckless amendment. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• and the people should be able to make the decision based on facts without any undue government interference
• and the people should be able to make the decision based on facts without any undue government interference
• books, we would have saved, I think, around $10 million that went to do political, governmental interference
• You know, it seems that our government likes to interfere with a lot of stuff illegally and unconstitutionally

Summary: The House took up the special order calendar for a proposed constitutional amendment on property taxes, CS/HJR 1F, which would create a new homestead exemption for non-school taxes, lower the annual assessment cap on non-homestead property, and restrict how counties and municipalities may use ad valorem tax revenue. The sponsor, Rep. Overdorf, said the measure would give homeowners tax relief and argued local governments could adjust spending or use other revenue sources. Opponents repeatedly questioned the ballot language, the lack of a fiscal estimate or backfill, and the potential impact on local services, public safety, and debt obligations. The House adopted the special order report and then debated the resolution and a series of amendments. Several amendments were offered to carve out or protect specific services from the tax changes. Rep. Bartleman’s amendment to protect Children’s Services Councils and Children’s Trusts was supported by members who said those entities fund early learning, mental health, aftercare, and other services for children and working families, but it failed 25-74. Rep. Cross offered an amendment to include water management districts in allowable ad valorem uses, warning of impacts on flood control, water quality, Everglades restoration, and water supply; that amendment also failed. Rep. Eskamani offered an amendment requiring the Legislature to backfill public safety funding if local revenues fall, arguing police and fire services, staffing, and response times would be at risk; it failed 25-71. The chamber then rejected Rep. Woodson’s amendment to require state backfill for senior services, with supporters citing Meals on Wheels, transportation, adult day care, and other local senior programs, and opponents saying the proposal was outside the bill’s scope. Finally, Rep. Gant offered an amendment to protect veteran services, saying local governments fund housing, mental health, transition, and family support programs for veterans; debate emphasized the importance of honoring veterans and avoiding cuts to those services. The transcript cuts off during debate on that amendment, before a final vote is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• Please say no to this reckless amendment. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• and the people should be able to make the decision based on facts without any undue government interference
• and the people should be able to make the decision based on facts without any undue government interference
• books, we would have saved, I think, around $10 million that went to do political, governmental interference
• You know, it seems that our government likes to interfere with a lot of stuff illegally and unconstitutionally

Summary: The House met in special session, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the journal, and adopted the special order report setting the day’s calendar. The chamber then took up CS/House Joint Resolution 1F, the Governor’s property tax proposal, which would raise the homestead exemption for non-school taxes, lower the annual assessment cap on non-homestead property from 10% to 5%, and restrict county and municipal ad valorem revenue to public safety and certain other uses. Sponsor Rep. Overdorf said the measure would return money to homeowners and give local governments flexibility, while opponents repeatedly argued the ballot language was misleading and that the proposal could create large local revenue shortfalls, shift costs to other taxpayers, and threaten local services and debt obligations. Members debated a series of amendments aimed at protecting specific programs from the bill’s effects. Rep. Bartleman’s amendment to exempt Children’s Services Councils and Children’s Trusts was defeated 25-74 after supporters said those entities fund child care, mental health, aftercare, and family support, while opponents said local governments could still choose to fund them. Rep. Cross’s amendment to include water management districts in allowable uses of ad valorem taxes was also defeated, despite testimony that the districts are essential for flood control, water supply, Everglades restoration, and drought response. Rep. Eskamani’s amendment to require the Legislature to backfill public safety funding failed 25-71 after debate over whether the proposal could reduce police and fire budgets and response times. The House then rejected Rep. Woodson’s amendment to require state backfill for senior services, with supporters citing Meals on Wheels, transportation, adult day care, and other aging services, and opponents saying the state already funds senior programs. Finally, Rep. Gant’s amendment to protect veteran services was introduced and debated, with members emphasizing housing, mental health, transition assistance, and homelessness concerns for veterans; the transcript cuts off before the vote on that amendment. Throughout the debate, sponsors and supporters of the main resolution maintained that local governments would retain spending discretion and could use other revenue sources, while critics argued the measure lacked clear backfill provisions and could force cuts or tax shifts at the local level.

Transcript Highlights:

• Please say no to this reckless amendment. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
• and the people should be able to make the decision based on facts without any undue government interference
• and the people should be able to make the decision based on facts without any undue government interference
• books, we would have saved, I think, around $10 million that went to do political, governmental interference
• You know, it seems that our government likes to interfere with a lot of stuff illegally and unconstitutionally

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• 00.000><c> and</c><00:44:00.640><c> the</c> Senator Bahr argued that what happened here, and the interference
• That incited them to go out and be violent and interfere with the enforcement of our law.
• taken action, and members of this administration, including our governor and others, made extreme, reckless
• 52:24.400><c> extreme,</c> governor and others, made extreme, governor and others, made extreme, reckless

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• and facts and evidence that in the last few months, the entire country is seeing how lawless and reckless
• They are an illegitimate, reckless, violent arm of Trump's secret police force to go after our Black
• 82015, Budget Procedures Late Filing Penalty, Government; 822020, Educational Institutions and Interference
• Government. 8.22020, educational institutions and interference disruption.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• also expect our federal immigration officers to adhere to reasonable standards of conduct without interference
• ALSO EXPECT OUR FEDERAL IMMIGRATION OFFICERS TO ADHERE TO REASONABLE STANDARDS OF CONDUCT WITHOUT INTERFERENCE
• And in this speech, I won't focus on the reckless rhetoric we've heard from the President, because his
• AND IN THIS SPEECH, I WON'T FOCUS ON THE RECKLESS RHETORIC WE'VE HEARD FROM THE PRESIDENT, BECAUSE HIS

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, February 2, 2026, 1012, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This legislation that is before you today is reckless, a direct attack on a... ...legislation that is
• before you today is reckless, a direct attack on a little county and those who reside in it, only to
• Barium has been shown to interfere with potassium balance, which causes muscle weakness, paralysis, heart
• Strontium accumulates in bone and can interfere with bone development, so I just wanted to add kind of

Bills: HB2042, HB2052, HB2055, HB2056, HB2094, HB2098, HB2185, HB2328, HB2758, HB2798

Keywords: solar radiation management, environment, prohibition, Arizona Revised Statutes, public health, complaint process, Attorney General, groundwater management, water conservation, irrigation, water supply, brackish groundwater, water supply development, desalination, water infrastructure, financial assistance, environmental reviews, brackish water, groundwater, water resources

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• You're knowingly speeding away from law enforcement and reckless driving that endangers those lives or
• penalties for fleeing from law enforcement are necessary and positive steps toward deterring this reckless
• But if you're creating a serious, dangerous, reckless driving situation, you have a child on board.

Bills: SB1046, SB1317, SB1376, SB1416, SB1448, SB1471, SB1493, SB1498, SB1502, SB1504, SB1538, SB1544, SB1550, SB1579, SB1581, SB1584, SB1624, SB1673

Keywords: telecommunications, broadband, internet infrastructure, critical infrastructure, cybersecurity, national security, foreign adversary, China, Chinese equipment, supply chain security, network equipment, microchips, Arizona Corporation Commission, telecommunications provider, communications infrastructure, Huawei, ZTE, state-owned enterprise, sanctions, infrastructure security

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• That is fundamentally untrue, and it's concerning if our police are also operating with the reckless
• </c><00:18:10.480><c> um</c><00:18:10.640><c> with</c><00:18:10.880><c> the</c><00:18:11.039><c> reckless
• </c> operating with um with the reckless operating with um with the reckless abandonment<00:18:12.160
• <02:17:42.160><c> with</c><02:17:42.399><c> investigations</c><02:17:43.519><c> into</c> interference
• with investigations into interference with investigations into potential<02:17:44.319><c> violations

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on House Bill 1768, which would prohibit state and county law enforcement agencies and officials from entering into federal immigration-enforcement agreements under 8 U.S.C. 1357(g) and from assisting in certain immigration enforcement actions except in limited circumstances. The Office of the Public Defender, Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the Legal Clinic, and the ACLU of Hawaiʻi all testified in strong support, arguing the bill would protect due process, reduce fear in immigrant communities, preserve trust in local police, and keep local resources focused on public safety. Testifiers said cooperation with immigration enforcement can chill court attendance, crime reporting, and cooperation with police, and they emphasized that the bill would not stop federal enforcement or affect other deputization agreements for environmental or other criminal matters. Committee members asked whether any 287(g) agreements currently exist in Hawaiʻi; testifiers said they were unaware of any and believed the bill would maintain the status quo. No vote was taken in the portion provided. The committee then took up House Bill 1548, which would reduce the maximum sentence for misdemeanors from one year to 364 days and allow people previously sentenced to one year to seek sentence modification. The Office of the Public Defender, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Legal Clinic, the Hawaii Coalition for Immigrant Rights, the ACLU of Hawaiʻi, and the William S. Richardson School of Law immigration clinic all supported the measure, saying the one-day change could prevent severe immigration consequences such as detention, removal, and bars to relief that can be triggered by a sentence of 365 days or more. Testifiers stressed that the bill would not change criminal liability or public safety, but would align Hawaiʻi law with similar reforms adopted in other states. Members questioned whether the change would affect citizens or create an automatic immigration process; witnesses responded that the issue is the federal immigration consequence tied to the maximum sentence, not actual time served, and that citizens would not face that consequence. The transcript ends during continued discussion of HB 1548, with no final vote shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• This bill does not interfere with local decision-making. That is not what this bill is about.
• This bill does not interfere with local decision making. That is not what this bill is about.
• It is not the intention of this bill to interfere with anyone's access to genuine health care.
• And I covenant to each of you, we are not going to be reckless about that.

Summary: The subcommittee first took up HB 387 on ADS-B airport billing. The sponsor and supporters said the bill would stop airports and third-party vendors from using federally required automatic dependent surveillance broadcast data to calculate landing or touch-and-go fees, arguing the technology was intended for safety and collision avoidance, not invoicing. An amendment clarifying touch-and-go landings and other fee calculations was adopted, and the bill was reported favorably 15-0. Members then heard several local and policy bills. CS/HB 803 on private-provider building permits and inspections drew broad support from industry groups and was reported favorably 14-1. HB 451 and HB 4053, local fire-district assessment bills, were presented as relief for homeowners and churches facing higher non-ad valorem assessments; both were reported favorably after amendments, with testimony emphasizing impacts on houses of worship and local communities. PCS/HB 1329 on local government spending transparency prompted extensive debate over searchable budget formats, posting requirements, and possible unfunded mandates; supporters framed it as taxpayer access and accountability, while opponents argued many local governments already provide this information and that the bill could impose costs. It was reported favorably 8-4. The committee also advanced PCS/HB 927 on local land planning and development, which would allow qualified professionals to assist with pre-application reviews; local government representatives raised concerns about preemption and environmental restrictions, but the bill was reported favorably 13-2. HB 929 on chickee huts, PCS/HB 4081 on expanding a local water and sewer district by referendum, and HB 489 conveying the Trenton Train Depot to the city and county all passed unanimously or near-unanimously. HB 1211, a Department of Military Affairs bill updating leave and assistance-program provisions, was amended and reported favorably. HB 1041, creating business incentives for veteran- and military spouse-owned businesses, also passed 13-0 after amendment and supportive testimony from members and veterans. The final item shown was HB 1001, a bill restricting county and municipal DEI-related actions and contracting; the sponsor described it as a response to division and waste, and members began questioning its definitions, scope, and potential effects on training and civil actions, but the transcript cuts off before any vote or final action on that bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• So, yes, the bill that we passed back in March did take, I want to say reckless.
• that the people, not the government, decide constitutional questions free from taxpayer-funded interference
• the bill is to make sure that our petition process is secure, that there aren't any political interferences
• Even though they basically did political interference in what our citizens, our constituents, our residents

Bills: HB 1520, HB 1545, HJR 110, HJR 203, HB 245, HB 1465, HB 1482, HB 294, HB 793, HB 809, HB 3928, HB 334, HB 2037, HB 1973, HB 285, HB 4341, HB 4264, HB 1043, HB 837, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB 1194, HB 1646, HB 1729, HB 2498, HB 1314, HB 2295, HB 1353, HB 1531, HB 1988, HB 5398, HB 3960, HB 3923, HB 1407, HB 1764, HB 2221, HB 2214, HB 2517, HB 2518, HB 2213, HB 5008, HB 5092, HB 3421, HB 3663, HB 3748, HB 3800, HB 3756, HB 2613, HB 3782, HB 5246, HB 4344, HB 4044, HB 4066, HB 2702, HB 2807, HB 2869, HB 2898, HB 3181, HB 3250, HB 4153, HB 2091, HB 2115, HB 2542, HB 2768, HB 3349, HB 3352, HB 4406, HB 1593, HB 1899, HB 3133, HB 4432, HB 4960, HB 3214, HB 3915, HB 3508, HB 2145, SB 304, SB 608, SB 2312, SB 494, SB 530, HB 45, HB 2520, HB 35, HB 47, HB 318, HB 349, HB 554, HB 1359, HB 1373, HB 2254, HB 2259, HB 2853, HB 3073, HB 3088, HB 353, HB 355, HB 786, HB 762, HB 705, HB 932, HB 849, HB 1119, HB 3041, HB 713, HB 3104, HB 3970, HB 4042, HB 4490, HB 1731, HB 2607, HB 3689, HB 1788, HB 1612, HB 138, HB 15, HB 1971, HB 1338, HB 2989, HB 267, HB 1201, HB 2954, HB 5265, HB 1804, HB 5061, HB 1520, HB 1545, HJR 110, HJR 203, HB 1887, HB 1914, HB 2402, HB 2306, HB 1809, HB 2350, HB 3000, HB 3237, HB 3326, HB 3211, HB 1056, HB 2081, HB 2187, HB 3092, HB 3308, HB 3526, HB 3750, HB 3527, HB 4219, HB 4230, HB 4290, HB 5238, HB 4804, HB 4749, HB 245, HB 1465, HB 1482, HB 294, HB 793, HB 809, HB 3928, HB 334, HB 2037, HB 1973, HB 285, HB 4341, HB 4264, HB 1043, HB 837, HB 1234, HB 1193, HB 1194, HB 1646, HB 1729, HB 2498, HB 1314, HB 2295, HB 1353, HB 1531, HB 1988, HB 5398, HB 3960, HB 3923, HB 1407, HB 1764, HB 2221, HB 2214, HB 2517, HB 2518, HB 2213, HB 5008, HB 5092, HB 3421, HB 3663, HB 3748, HB 3800, HB 3756, HB 2613, HB 3782, HB 5246, HB 4344, HB 4044, HB 4066, HB 2702, HB 2807, HB 2869, HB 2898, HB 3181, HB 3250, HB 4153, HB 2091, HB 2115, HB 2542, HB 2768, HB 3349, HB 3352, HB 4406, HB 1593, HB 1899, HB 3133, HB 4432, HB 4960, HB 3214, HB 3915, HB 3508, HB 2145, HCR 6, HCR 12, HCR 34, HCR 50, HCR 55, HCR 58, HCR 70, HCR 71, HCR 72, HCR 74, HCR 75, HCR 78, HCR 80, HCR 93, HCR 100, HCR 107, HCR 116, HCR 117, HCR 90

Keywords: Angelina and Neches River Authority, river authority, Sunset Advisory Commission, Texas Sunset Act, Special District Local Laws Code, local government, natural resources, board of directors, director training, board governance, public testimony, open meetings, public information, conflict of interest, ethics, complaint system, general manager, board president, staggered terms, removal of director

Summary: The Florida House considered multiple bills on Day 59 of the legislative session. Key legislation included CS for HB 1103 on developmental disabilities services, which expanded a pilot program statewide while maintaining current contracts. CS for SB 1730 addressed affordable housing with amendments protecting historic districts. CS for HB 443 on charter schools allowed stricter codes of conduct and virtual student athletic participation. CS for HB 209 prohibited golf courses and hotels in state parks. Lucy's Law (CS for HB 289) increased boating safety penalties and education requirements. CS for HB 1205 significantly restricted citizen ballot initiatives by requiring petition circulator registration, limiting volunteer collections to 25 signatures, adding financial impact statements, and imposing new penalties. The House also passed bills on animal cruelty databases, waste incineration restrictions, and spectrum alerts for individuals with developmental disabilities.

Transcript Highlights:

• We know these actors have been poking around in critical infrastructure and attempted to interfere in
• We know these actors have been poking around in critical infrastructure and attempted to interfere in
• takes a chainsaw to the governor's ability to keep Minnesotans safe in an emergency, and that is reckless
• takes a chainsaw to the governor's ability to keep Minnesotans safe in an emergency, and that is reckless
• takes a chainsaw to the governor's ability to keep Minnesotans safe in an emergency, and that is reckless

Keywords: 1183, house

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• The events in Los Angeles, the deadly violence in Minneapolis, and the pattern of reckless federal enforcement
• The use of state-owned property to facilitate federal immigration enforcement operations interferes with
• When state property is used as a staging area for immigration enforcement operations, it interferes with

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Res. 91, a joint resolution to terminate the reckless tariffs that President Trump has put in place.
• uniquely escapes the wrath of Trump's global trade war, we're told it's because Trump doesn't want to interfere
• told it's because Trump doesn't<05:39:56.160><c> want</c><05:39:56.320><c> to</c><05:39:56.480><c> interfere
• </c><05:39:57.280><c> with</c><05:39:57.520><c> the</c> doesn't want to interfere with the doesn't want
• to interfere with the negotiations<05:39:58.558><c> taking</c><05:39:58.958><c> place</c><05:39:59.600

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Tuesday, April 8, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• intelligent speed assistance, or ISA, devices in the vehicles of those convicted of severe speeding and reckless
• installation of active ISA devices for offenders convicted of speeding over 100 miles per hour, reckless
• It allows for people who have been convicted of reckless driving, super speeders, and driving over 100
• The timeframes for the notification would also interfere with operations and delay appropriate care when
• The timeframes for the notification would also interfere with operations and delay appropriate care when

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Interference with custody orders is an ongoing and deeply harmful issue in New Hampshire.
• ><c> with</c><00:59:42.640><c> child</c> One, for serious interference with child One, for serious interference
• ><c> child</c> For minor interference with child For minor interference with child custody,<00:59:51.280
• We can be tough without being reckless. We can honor victims without creating new risk.
• </c> We can be tough without being reckless. We can be tough without being reckless.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Then we've potentially have our interference there.
• Then we've potentially have our interference<00:43:24.640><c> there.
• </c><00:43:25.440><c> Ultimately,</c><00:43:25.920><c> we</c><00:43:26.079><c> boil</c> interference
• Ultimately, we boil interference there.
• </c><01:26:55.120><c> uh</c> talked about reckless driving. uh talked about reckless driving. uh specifically

Keywords: 916, all

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• What would be overreach would be Congressional interference.
• be overreach would be economy what would be overreach would be Congressional<03:42:31.680><c> interference
• interference hcr9 urges Congress<03:42:35.279><c> to</c><03:42:35.520><c> reject</c><03:42:36.359><c
• HCR 9 is untimely, reckless, and does not serve the citizens of New Hampshire.
• </c><04:08:04.399><c> with</c><04:08:04.600><c> that</c> should not interfere with that should not interfere

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• 00:17:46.799><c> keep</c><00:17:46.960><c> the</c> ...society in New Hampshire, and to keep the recklessness
• It's not going to interfere with our ability to move forward and find the peace and manage our own grief
• So, we've established reckless and intent right there.
• So, we've established<04:00:06.479><c> reckless</c><04:00:06.960><c> and</c><04:00:07.279><c> intent<
• /c><04:00:08.080><c> right</c> established reckless and intent right established reckless and intent

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• On top of the affordability crisis the Trump administration created with reckless policies.
• </c> administration created with reckless administration created with reckless policies. policies. policies
• The CLASS Act combats this foreign interference by preventing our public schools from accepting these
• ><c> preventing</c><02:32:28.960><c> our</c> foreign interference by preventing our foreign interference
• ><c> schools</c> Foreign interference in our schools Foreign interference in our schools threatens<02

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, 1012, house, all