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• I'm Glenn Griffin from Silver City, and I I represent the Grant County Democratic Party with 7,000 registered
• It is because of these facts that the Grant County Democratic Party supports the Green Amendment and

Committee: House House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

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• So, at this time, whether you're a Democrat, Republican, or independent, I would ask myself how prudent
• </c><00:15:46.959><c> and</c><00:15:47.279><c> Republicans</c> that both the Democrats and Republicans
• that both the Democrats and Republicans alike alike alike oppose.<00:15:51.440><c> Allowing</c><00:15
• This is a quick announcement for the Democratic caucus. Can you all stay for 15 minutes?
• So, Democratic caucus, please stay now for 15 minutes. Thanks. We will reconvene at 10.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• purview of this subcommittee, they reflect just a portion of the actions that make up the Senate Democrats

Keywords: 987, senate, all

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• Democrats, we will also be caucusing in our caucus room. >> Representative Niska. >> I move a recess

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Every single Democrat voted against it, so I blame Leader Hortman [ID: member_8202] for that one.

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• WE ARE PLEASED TO HAVE TODAY WITH US FORMER DEMOCRATIC LEADERS.

Keywords: property insurance, insurance reform, housing, healthcare, public education, public safety, budget reform, tax policy, government accountability, taxpayer protection

Summary: The Florida House of Representatives convened for the 2025 Regular Session. Speaker Perez delivered opening remarks emphasizing collaborative governance over personal priorities, announcing no House Bill 1 to focus on collective work. He outlined key policy areas including property insurance reform, with plans for subcommittee hearings and subpoena powers to investigate insurance company practices and potential accounting irregularities. The Speaker called for meaningful reforms in housing, healthcare, education, and public safety, while challenging budget subcommittees to find recurring revenue savings rather than relying on temporary tax holidays. The session will focus on government accountability, waste elimination, and taxpayer protection. Governor DeSantis requested to deliver the State of the State address on March 4th, which was approved through concurrent resolution.

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• Governor and it was also by a Democrat Governor and it was also vetoed<00:17:25.400><c> by</c><00:17
• I know Democrats might say, well, you know, that's because you have a majority now.
• might say well you know that's Democrats might say well you know that's because<01:30:40.600><c> you
• It doesn't make any difference whether you're a Republican or a Democrat.
• Democrats 37% Democrats 37% Republicans<02:35:37.920><c> 18%</c> Republicans 18% Republicans 18% Independents

Committee: House State-federal Relations and Veterans Affairs

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• And while the House Democrats' amendments were not considered today, we'll just leave it at that.
• And while<01:16:07.840><c> the</c><01:16:08.560><c> House</c><01:16:08.880><c> Democrats</c><01:16:09.440
• ><c> amendments</c> while the House Democrats amendments while the House Democrats amendments were<01
• a disservice to the way that the rules are written, that we can have a full-fledged and healthy democratic
• a disservice to the way that the rules are written, that we can have a full-fledged and healthy democratic

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Summary: The meeting opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved into committee and floor reports. Several measures received favorable committee reports and were ordered to first reading and placed on the calendar, including Current Resolution 9, Senate Joint Resolution 23, House Bill 145, House Bill 567, and House Bill 506 with House Committee Substitute 1. The chamber also noted that House Bills 500 and 504 had already received two readings and were sent to the Rules Committee before House Bill 500 was brought up for final consideration. Most of the discussion focused on House Bill 500, the executive branch budget bill. Members described it as a “good first draft” and emphasized a budget process they said was more transparent than in prior years. The bill was presented as a restrained two-year operating budget with spending growth kept at a little under 2% annually, while setting aside about 2% of projected revenues, or roughly $614 million, in the Budget Reserve Trust Fund for future needs. The budget also used base reductions in some areas while exempting others such as Medicaid benefits, SEEK, corrections, behavioral health, and veterans programs. Subcommittee chairs then outlined major spending areas. Education provisions included a 2% annual increase in base SEEK funding, transportation funding held flat, equalization for recallable nickel funding, continued retirement contributions, and major support for postsecondary access, dual credit, asset preservation, and workforce training. Health and family services provisions held Medicaid steady while adding waiver slots, behavioral health and substance use support, public health investments, and funding for rural health and laboratory capacity. Other sections covered personnel and pensions, veterans services, infrastructure, public safety, economic development, tourism, and environmental projects. The only recorded action on the floor was adoption of House Committee Substitute 1 to House Bill 500, followed by a motion for final passage of the bill as amended. The transcript ends as discussion on final passage begins, before any final vote is shown.

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• I thought I heard something regarding 80% of Republicans support removing billboards, or 80 Democrats
• </c><02:03:07.599><c> over</c><02:03:07.920><c> 80%</c><02:03:08.520><c> of</c><02:03:08.760><c> Democrats
• </c><02:03:09.280><c> and</c> that you know over 80% of Democrats and that you know over 80% of Democrats
• Yeah, so we've seen poll after poll where more than 80% of both Republicans and Democrats, I want to
• We've seen poll after poll where more than 80% of both Republicans and Democrats, I want to be clear,

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• We are now the last democratically controlled state without dual-use cannabis.
• This is a list of democratic trifectas, so the House, Senate, and the governor are democratically elected
• 55.599><c> so</c><00:50:55.760><c> the</c><00:50:55.920><c> house</c><00:50:56.119><c> senate</c> democratic
• trifectas so the house senate democratic trifectas so the house senate and<00:50:56.640><c> and</c><
• elected Hawaii is the democratically elected Hawaii is the only<00:51:01.799><c> one</c><00:51:01.960

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• I’ve been under Republican and Democrat chairs for this committee, and we always have agencies come in
• I’ve been under Republican and Democrat chairs for this committee, and we always have agencies come in
• I’ve been under Republican and Democrat chairs for this committee, and we always have agencies come in
• 50.920><c> and</c> tour uh I've been under Republican and tour uh I've been under Republican and Democrat
• chairs for this committee and Democrat chairs for this committee and we<00:08:53.720><c> always</c><

Committee: Senate Education Policy

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• solution is for localities to adopt laws that bring greater transparency, community involvement, and democratic
• It's a privilege to participate in the democratic process in this way.
• space, including opportunities for workforce development, for university research, and also to democratize

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Summary: The committee held a series of informational briefings on information management and technology issues. It first heard from ACLU representatives on data privacy, who argued that Oregon should strengthen protections against private data brokers, government purchases of personal data, reverse warrants, automatic license plate readers, and local police surveillance. They urged data minimization, limits on data sales and retention, and broader transparency and accountability measures. Members asked about practical uses of license plate readers, state sales of data, and how Oregon’s approach compares with other states; the presenters said similar proposals have been adopted elsewhere, including data minimization in Maryland and a state version of the Fourth Amendment Is Not for Sale Act in Montana. The committee then received a detailed update from the Department of Administrative Services and Enterprise Information Services on licensing system modernization for 14 boards and commissions with the most immediate need. DAS said it is seeking a shared procurement approach through an RFP that would create either one scalable system or two tiers of systems, depending on agency needs and security requirements, with contracts expected by September. Committee members emphasized the need for a more unified, user-friendly statewide login and service experience for businesses and residents, and raised concerns about small agencies “figuring it out on their own” without sufficient cybersecurity or technical expertise. EIS said it is overseeing the investment review, security and architecture review, and future implementation planning, and noted that multiple agency requests may still come back to the legislature in the next session. The committee also discussed a revised cybersecurity incident notification concept. Staff explained that the earlier bill had raised stakeholder concerns, so the co-chairs directed further interim work with the Oregon Cybersecurity Advisory Council and other local government and K-12 stakeholders. The goal is a narrower, voluntary “911-style” notification process that would let public bodies alert peers and potentially receive assistance after cyber incidents; a temporary voluntary process is being tested now, with a work group developing language for possible 2027 consideration. Finally, the committee heard updates from the new state chief data officer on data governance, data sharing, geospatial work, and the state transparency website, followed by a briefing on data centers from NCSL and the Technology Association of Oregon. The data officer described efforts to expand data inventories, data governance plans, data literacy, and interagency sharing, along with statewide aerial imagery, geospatial standards, and the open data portal. The data center discussion focused on national and state trends, including rapid growth in data centers, rising electricity and water demand, and legislative responses such as new rate classes, reporting requirements, and cost-allocation rules to protect ratepayers. No votes were taken; the meeting was informational only.

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• It is not a Democrat bill. It is a bill that benefits the entire state of Minnesota.
• And I'm only doing the Senate side, because if I go to the House side, then it just— >> Thanks the Democrats
• , too. >> Oh, I thank you, Democrats, too. >> [laughter] And my la Angelique McDonald.

Keywords: 918, senate, all

Summary: The committee took up a large bonding bill and reviewed the final spreadsheet of capital investments. Chairs and members repeatedly thanked staff, House and Senate negotiators, and the Governor’s team for a collaborative process. The bill was described as a statewide package rather than a partisan one, with major funding for higher education asset preservation, DNR projects, public safety, transportation, the Met Council, veterans facilities, corrections, DEED/local projects, and a large water infrastructure section. House Fiscal staff and Senate fiscal staff walked through the bill line by line. Highlights included University of Minnesota and Minnesota State asset preservation, education and language immersion school funding, DNR trail and flood mitigation projects, public safety facilities, local road and bridge grants, Met Council parks and I/I grants, veterans home and armory funding, corrections projects including the Faribault vocational expansion, and many local economic development and public facility projects across Greater Minnesota and the metro. The bill also included Public Facilities Authority water and wastewater grants, housing rehabilitation funding, historical society grants, a Minnesota Zoo operating transfer, airport appropriations, and several cancellations of prior appropriations to help finance the package. Members generally praised the bill and the bipartisan work behind it. Some Republicans emphasized the one-time license fee reduction and affordability, while also saying DEED’s business development infrastructure funding was too low. Senator Nelson highlighted long-awaited transportation projects such as Highway 14 and township roads. Senator Dibble supported the transportation investments but criticized the bill for having no transit funding, calling that a major omission. No vote was recorded in the excerpt, but the discussion centered on final review and support for moving the bonding bill forward.

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• And by the way, there's no evidence that that such a kid is inclined to vote Democratic.
• And by the way, there's no evidence that that such a kid is inclined to vote Democratic.
• And by the way, there's no evidence that that such a kid is inclined to vote Democratic.

Committee: House Election Law

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• two weeks, you reference it, you know, on the photo ID bill, was kind of a compromise because the Democrats
• I think that that is money well spent when people can participate in this democratic process that we
• I just wanted to advocate for my constituents that are both Democratic and Republican, that in the last

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• I met Ed when I was a 16-year-old kid getting involved in the 16th Ward Democratic Club, and not only
• But later on, I got to spend some time with her in Charlotte when we were at the Democratic Convention
• But later on, I got to spend some time with her in Charlotte when we were at the Democratic Convention

Keywords: 959, house, all

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• two weeks, you reference it, you know, on the photo ID bill, was kind of a compromise because the Democrats
• I think that that is money well spent when people can participate in this democratic process that we
• I just wanted to advocate for my constituents that are both Democratic and Republican, that in the last

Summary: The chamber first established a quorum, then moved through House Bills for Perfection. The first major measure discussed was House Bill 305, which would set policies for reconsideration of library materials in public and school libraries, require appeals processes, and prohibit tracking or retaining personalized user data, especially for minors. Supporters framed it as a local-control and parental-rights bill that largely codifies existing library practices, while some members raised concerns about the privacy language and whether materials should be removed during reconsideration. After discussion, the House adopted the committee substitute and ordered the bill perfected and printed. Members then took up House Bills 2366 and 2511, a bipartisan construction-industry bill aimed at combating illegal labor and off-the-books hiring. The bill would give the Attorney General more investigative authority, including subpoena power, require complaints to be made by affidavit, and impose stronger penalties on violators. Supporters said it would protect law-abiding contractors and workers and level the playing field, while some members asked about possible overreach and whether the bill could be used against businesses unfairly. The substitute was adopted and the bills were ordered perfected and printed. House Bill 2409 followed, proposing child care tax credits for contributions to providers, employer assistance, and provider expansion; it was presented as a response to Missouri’s child care shortage and workforce challenges. Members from both parties largely supported it as an economic and family policy, though one member noted the bill’s fiscal cost and contrasted it with recent budget cuts to child care subsidies. The House adopted the substitute and ordered the bill perfected and printed. The chamber also considered House Bill 1885, which makes changes to the Missouri Clean Water Commission by adjusting membership qualifications and conflict-of-interest rules to make appointments easier while adding recusal procedures. Members said the changes would help fill vacancies and bring in knowledgeable members, and the bill was ordered perfected and printed. House Bill 2658 addressed telephony laws, expanding the no-call list to any phone subscriber, adding anti-spoofing provisions, and creating penalties for caller ID spoofing; an amendment adding misdemeanor penalties for spoofing was adopted, and the bill was then perfected and printed. House Bill 1919 would require more employers to file certain tax withholding documents electronically, aligning state practice with IRS rules; it passed with support and was ordered perfected and printed. Finally, House Bill 1871, an omnibus elections bill, proposed several election administration changes, including electronic receipt of notices, shifting filing deadlines away from holidays, expanding testing windows for voting equipment, protecting the confidentiality of the permanently disabled voter list, requiring tax compliance for certain local candidates, and tightening write-in candidate rules. A key amendment removed an expansion of no-excuse absentee voting to keep the fiscal note at zero; that amendment was debated at length and then adopted before the bill moved forward.

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• First, the bill is anti-democratic. It's kind of a Soviet-style, top-down enforcement of orthodoxy.
• It's been part of the democratic process.
• It's been part of the democratic process.

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Keywords: 989, all

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• Chair, Vice Chair Barnaby, Democratic Ranking Member Gottlieb, and members.
• I also saw on Facebook where somebody said all Democrats are domestic terrorists.
• about this, and I saw a post that I was the dumbest member of the Florida House and belonged to the Democrat

Summary: The committee took up a series of bills and reported several of them favorably, often after brief sponsor presentations, supportive public testimony, and unanimous or near-unanimous votes. Early measures included PCS for CSHB 1069 on background screenings for athletic coaches and qualified entities, CS/HB 365 on law enforcement interactions with individuals with autism spectrum disorder, and CS/HB 269 plus its linked public-records bill CS/SB 298 on domestic violence and dating violence. The domestic violence package focused on using NG-911 technology for discreet help-seeking, expanding protections to dating violence victims, and preserving confidentiality for participants in related programs. The committee also approved HB 6507, a claims bill for injuries involving DCF negligence, after limited discussion. Members then considered PCS for CSHB 1159, which increases penalties and updates terminology for sexual offenses involving minors, child sexual abuse material, and related crimes. The bill was amended to replace “child pornography” with “child sexual abuse material” and to address childlike sex dolls, and it passed unanimously. The committee also heard CS/HB 529 on community-based care lead agency and subcontractor liability insurance. That bill would remove a statutory liability-insurance requirement for certain child welfare providers amid an insurance market crisis; it drew extensive debate, with supporters saying it would prevent agencies from shutting down and opponents warning it would reduce accountability and leave children vulnerable. It passed 15-4 as amended. The committee next approved PCS for CSHB 277 on domestic violence and protective injunctions. The bill creates a Pinellas County pilot for electronic monitoring with victim notification, raises the victim relocation allowance, strengthens penalties for repeat injunction violations, and adds protections involving military orders and pets. Testimony was strongly supportive, including from survivors, and the bill passed 18-0 as amended. CS/HB 1009 on government publication of advertisements and public notices also passed, after an amendment requiring notices to remain publicly accessible; newspapers and press groups opposed it, arguing it would fragment access to notices, while the sponsor said it modernizes outdated posting rules. Finally, the committee heard PCS for CSHB 1471 on systems of law and terrorist organizations, which would create a state process for designating domestic terrorist organizations and bar public support for them; the bill drew sharp constitutional objections from civil liberties, press, labor, and advocacy groups over due process, free speech, and viewpoint discrimination concerns.

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• So this isn't about whether unions support Democrats or Republicans or any of that.
• So this isn't about whether unions support Democrats or Republicans or any of that. speech.
• So this isn't about whether unions support Democrats or Republicans or any of that.

Committee: House Commerce and Human Resources

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