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• voted.
• But the bottom line is you're known by your vote. Your vote is what matters.
• But the bottom line is you're known by your vote. Your vote is what matters.
• to have these public votes made public, these votes made public or not.
• Those votes are made public. Those votes are made public.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Summary: The Senate Rules Committee met to consider several governor’s appointments, committee referrals, and a budget rule waiver. The committee approved Jim Cervantes and Martin Motto to the California Housing Finance Agency Board of Directors unanimously, and also approved Larry Schingold to the State Mining and Geology Board unanimously. Preston Prince and Stephanie Landergan were approved on 3-2 votes. The committee also approved a Budget and Fiscal Committee request to suspend JR61B10 so budget subcommittees 1 through 5 could meet during the blackout period on May 28. The committee then heard testimony from five appointees to the Board of Parole Hearings: William Munis, Michael Ruff, Rosalind Sergeant Burns, Mary Thornton, and Jack Weiss. Senators focused heavily on recent controversial parole decisions involving child sexual abuse cases, asking how commissioners weigh current risk, what discretion they have, how they use risk assessments and coping plans, and whether parole-board votes in en banc review should be made public. The commissioners repeatedly said they must follow the law, rely on structured, evidence-based assessments, and evaluate current unreasonable risk rather than the original offense alone. They also discussed recidivism data, reconsideration hearings, use of medical-assisted treatment records, and the role of age, time served, institutional behavior, parole plans, and community support. A major portion of the hearing centered on respect for victims and public confidence in the parole process. Commissioners described training and practices for handling victim participation, protecting privacy, and conducting hearings professionally. Senators expressed concern that some commissioners were too deferential to process and not sufficiently accountable in their own judgment, while others emphasized the need for transparency and the importance of the board’s quasi-judicial deliberations. Public commenters largely supported the confirmations, though one witness raised concerns about professionalism and questioning style, particularly regarding Commissioner Weiss. The hearing concluded with public testimony in support of the appointees.

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• BY YOUR VOTE SENATE BILL 152 IS REPORTED FAVORABLY.
• BY YOUR VOTE SENATE BILL 264 IS REPORTED FAVORABLY.
• BY YOUR VOTE SENATE BILL 342 IS REPORTED FAVORABLY.
• BY YOUR VOTE SENATE BILL 294 IS REPORTED FAVORABLY.
• DOES ANY SENATOR WISH TO BE LISTED AS VOTING ON THE BILLS BEFORE COMMITTEE? >> Sen.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Any no votes?
• Any no votes? No votes: Reservations? Any no votes?
• Any no votes?
• Any no votes? No votes, Senator Richards, Awana. Oh, I'm sorry.
• Any no votes?

Keywords: 912, senate, all

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• and without objection to recorded vote. and without objection to recorded vote.
• Remaining electronic votes will be conducted as five-minute votes.
• Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15-minute vote. HR36.
• Have all members voted? Any member wish to change their vote?
• This is a fiveminute vote. Heat. Heat. Heat. Heat. One minute. Have all members voted?

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, May 5, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• <00:25:45.560> Uh there's major projects in there. Uh there's major projects in there.
• and then I would vote. and then I would vote.
• Chair votes yes. Mr.
• Chair votes yes.
• Chairman, by a vote Chair votes yes. Mr.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• There's very little restriction on this; it only requires a majority vote to tap into this account from
• It's used for schools and is not a major contributor to reserves.
• It contains the majority of our reserves.
• vote in both the House and the Senate, or a two-thirds vote in both chambers. an emergency and it receives
• a majority vote in both the House and the Senate, or a two-thirds vote in both chambers.

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• But regardless of who's in charge in terms of the majority, we shouldn't be having this number of late
• , terms of the majority, terms of the majority, we<00:04:15.720> shouldn't<00:04:16.120>
• Other bills, as<00:04:22.960> the<00:04:23.160> majority<00:04:23.640> leader<00
• <00:15:57.720> Similarly<00:15:58.280> to<00:15:58.360> my vote in the other
• Similarly to my vote in the other body.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Madam Chair, you have nine votes in favor, zero votes against. Yes.
• Madam Chair, you have nine votes in favor, zero votes against.
• Madam Chair, you have six votes in favor? Yes. Three votes against now.
• Madam Chair, you have six votes? Yes. Three votes now. Thank you very much, Representative.
• Madam Chair, you have seven votes yes, zero votes no. Okay. Great. Thank you, Madam Chair.

Bills: HB195, HB279, SB30, HB234, HB292, SB100, SB23, SB221, SB261, SB264

Keywords: medical malpractice, judgments, independent providers, insurance, personal assets, settlements, healthcare, healthcare privacy, electronic medical records, reproductive health, gender-affirming care, data protection, location tracking, confidentiality, SB30, induced abortion, abortion reporting, vital statistics, public health reporting, medical records

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• It has the same vote as St. Helena. St. Helena has an exact same vote as East Baton Rouge Parish.
• I want to vote on it. We're going to vote. All right. Or if nobody opposes, you don't have to vote.
• The majority of that being speeding.
• Just go with the vote.
• If we have to take a vote, regardless of what that vote is, it would shift it to a different class of

Bills: HCR32, HB493, HB679, HB745, HB896, HB1000, HB1024, HB1050, HB1159, HB1172, HB1173, HB1207, HB1208, HB1218

Keywords: Saint Claude Avenue Bridge, Port of New Orleans, backup motors, infrastructure, traffic management, expropriation, property rights, Amite River Basin, drainage, East Feliciana Parish, St. Helena Parish, government authority, traumatic brain injury, identification card, law enforcement training, medical verification, disability rights, special permits, transportation, tandem loads

Summary: The House Transportation Committee met on April 21 and considered a series of transportation, licensing, tolling, and public safety measures. It reported favorably House Bill 745, extending special permits for tandem loads hauling containers to and from port facilities; House Bill 1000, a DOTD cleanup bill that clarifies Highway Priority Program reporting and raises the letter-bid contract threshold from $1 million to $3 million; and House Bill 1050, which clarifies commercial driver’s license rules, including age and intrastate/interstate driving limits. The committee also approved House Bill 1172 naming a portion of U.S. Highway 165 in Oberlin the Coulin Brooks Manuel Memorial Highway, House Bill 1218 naming a portion of Louisiana Highway 1090 the Lewis Pat Miramon Memorial Highway, House Concurrent Resolution 32 urging backup motors for the St. Claude Avenue Bridge, and House Bill 1207 on public contracting standards and competition in public bidding. A major portion of the meeting focused on House Bill 896, which responds to tolling issues at the Belle Chasse bridge project. The bill would require toll signage, local toll customer service centers, dispute procedures, and limits on administrative fees, with amendments addressing effective dates, in-person assistance, appeal deadlines, law-enforcement exemptions, and limits on certain charges. The author and witnesses described high administrative fees, long travel distances to customer service locations, and problems with toll bills, while committee members noted the issue was complex and ongoing. The committee reported the bill favorably as amended. The committee also heard House Bill 1159, allowing Jefferson Parish municipalities to use automated speed enforcement devices again under local control. Supporters from Gretna, Westwego, Harahan, and Kenner said photo enforcement reduced crashes, improved safety, and helped limited police resources, while opponents were not emphasized in the transcript. After discussion about whether the measure should be voluntarily or involuntarily deferred, the committee ultimately deferred the bill. House Bill 493, which would prohibit expropriation by the Amite River Basin Drainage and Water Conservation District in East Feliciana and St. Helena Parishes, drew extensive testimony about reservoir fears and local opposition; the committee voluntarily deferred it. House Bill 679, as substituted, created a driver’s license designation for people with brain injuries and required related law-enforcement training; witnesses described personal experiences with brain injury and the need for officers to recognize communication and behavioral effects, and the committee reported the substitute favorably. House Bill 1173, which waives late fees for certain reinstatement-relief payment plans for driver’s licenses, was also reported favorably, and House Bill 1024 creating a Louisiana Democratic Party prestige plate was approved as well.

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• Americans voted for this past November. Americans voted for this past November.
• I urge my colleagues to vote yes.
• The first electronic vote will be conducted as a 15-minute vote.
• Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15-minute vote. Are you good?
• Members voted. A member wished to change their vote. Line. You better. Bye-bye. Bye-bye. Mr.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• Amendment it's just a simple uh majority Amendment it's just a simple uh majority all<00:00:55.359
• won't share information about voting won't share information about voting that<00:10:24.120>
• or<00:10:31.040> aiding voting registering to vote or aiding voting registering to vote or
• the time where we know um that uh voting the time where we know um that uh voting in<00:18:31.240
• location versus um early voting location versus um early voting voting voting location<01:04:43.880>

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Each one was a Republican, and I voted for all of them.
• I didn't vote for him, but he won.
• He said that this vote was a red line; that if Senate Republicans don't vote to confirm Mr.
• I voted for Christopher Wray.
• Blue voted no, red voted yes. It's got to be the same thing for your confirmation.

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• The members will vote. Clerk, record the vote.
• So, maybe the majority will vote on this bill. I'm sure it will.
• win by two or three votes, 20 votes.
• If you want to vote to table, your vote will be "I". If not, your vote will be "nay".
• The members will vote. All the members voted.

Bills: HB 14, HJR 31, HB 43, HB 18, HB 106, HB 36, HB 26, HB 149, HB 121, HB 206, HB 136, HB 3114, HB 2733, HB 1732, HB 3700, HB 467, HB 1130, HB 1846, HB 1442, HB 1147, HB 2176, HB 2701, HB 805, HB 2890, HB 1154, HB 1644, HB 2118, HB 1718, HB 2488, HB 2596, HB 1971, HB 2468, HB 484, HB 2578, HB 3204, HB 1041, HB 307, HB 685, HB 1710, HB 538, HB 2525, HB 3125, HB 2027, HB 2894, HB 3077, HB 3684, HJR 99, HB 1399, HJR 5, HB 1330, HB 2110, HJR 2, HJR 6, HB 1587, HB 14, HJR 31, HB 43, HB 18, HB 106, HB 36, HB 26, HB 149, HB 121, HB 206, HB 136, HB 3114, HB 2733, HB 1732, HB 3700, HB 467, HB 1130, HB 1846, HB 1442, HB 1147, HB 2176, HB 2701, HB 805, HB 2890, HB 1154, HB 1644, HB 2118, HB 1718, HB 2488, HB 2596, HB 1971, HB 2468, HB 484, HB 2578, HB 3204, HB 1041, HB 307, HB 685, HB 1710, HB 538, HB 2525, HB 3125, HB 2027, HB 2894, HB 3077, HB 3684

Keywords: nuclear energy, advanced reactors, energy security, grant programs, Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Office, farm products, tax exemption, ad valorem taxation, agriculture, Texas Constitution, livestock, producer, finance, young farmers, financial assistance, pest control, rural health, hospital funding, healthcare access, mental health services

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• Senators will proceed to vote. All senators voted.
• Senators will proceed to vote. Senators will proceed to vote. Have all senators voted?
• Senators will proceed to vote. All senators voted.
• Further, Rule 6.5 requires that a motion to reconsider have the affirmative vote of a majority of senators
• That a motion to reconsider have the affirmative vote of a majority of senators present.

Summary: The Florida Senate opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several recognitions, including interns, Denim Day awareness for sexual assault survivors, a resolution honoring Vietnam veterans exposed to Agent Orange, and a memorial proclamation for former Senator Karen Johnson Gendron. The chamber then moved to special-order bills, with senators also briefly discussing the session’s pace and thanking staff and colleagues for their work. The first major bill, on driving and boating offenses, was amended and passed 37-0. As amended, it increases penalties for repeat DUI/BUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide/vessel homicide offenses, and adds notice requirements and misdemeanor penalties for refusing lawful breath or urine tests. Senators also passed SB 306 on Medicaid providers 37-0, requiring Medicaid managed care plans to offer more after-hours and holiday access and ensuring more primary care appointment availability outside regular business hours. The Senate then passed a major condominium and cooperative associations bill, also 37-0, after extensive debate and multiple amendments. The measure extends deadlines for structural integrity reserve studies, adds flexibility for reserve funding and budgeting, tightens rules for managers and inspectors, limits certain requirements to buildings of three or more habitable stories, and extends the rescission period for condo purchases. Senators from both parties praised the bill’s sponsors for years of work responding to post-Surfside safety and affordability concerns. The longest and most contentious item was SB 7016/HB 1205 on constitutional amendment petition procedures. Sponsors said the bill responds to fraud and abuse in the citizen initiative process by tightening circulator rules, requiring faster submission of signed petitions, adding voter notification, increasing penalties, and shifting costs to sponsors. Opponents argued it would burden volunteers and make it harder for citizens to qualify initiatives. The chamber adopted a series of amendments, including changes to the petition-circulator threshold, volunteer protections, submission timing, invalid-signature investigation thresholds, and notice/cure provisions, while debate continued over whether the overall package would protect election integrity or suppress citizen-led amendments.

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• It provides for the majority of the water supply and...
• Witness: The majority, yes.
• of vote to adopt a new desired future condition.
• Slide five is a map of the major and minor aquifers of Texas. I've labeled the major aquifers.
• They have major implications. They're really foundational.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• Thank you, Majority Leader Nisa. um representative Nisa or Majority um representative Nisa or Majority
• <00:21:17.760> in testimony the approach the majority in testimony the approach the majority
• The decision made a major change in that office.
• the case the decision made a major the case the decision made a major change<00:36:18.240> in
• Sorry, Majority Leader Nisa...

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Majority Leader. Mr.
• All in favor vote aye. Those opposed vote nay. The ayes appear to have it. So ordered.
• Majority Leader. Mr.
• All those in favor vote aye. Aye. Those opposed vote nay. The ayes appear to have it. So ordered.
• All those in favor vote aye; those opposed vote nay. The ayes have it. So ordered.

Keywords: 1182, all

Summary: The House opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, approved the Journal, and welcomed Dr. Andrew Carroll as Doctor of the Day. Members also heard a proclamation recognizing January 13, 2026, as Arizona Human Trafficking Awareness Day, with remarks highlighting the work of the Arizona Human Trafficking Survivor Coalition and the importance of survivor-led prevention and awareness efforts. The chamber also offered brief personal remarks honoring former Senator Barbara Lange and noting Representative Khyl Powell’s recovery. The House then took up procedural business, including two motions related to adjournment: granting the Senate consent to adjourn after Thursday, January 15, 2026, until Tuesday, January 20, 2026, and requesting the Senate’s consent for the House to do the same. Both motions passed by voice vote. The House also received a long list of first- and second-reading bill referrals covering a wide range of topics, including elections, water, education, health care, criminal justice, agriculture, transportation, and several memorials and resolutions. No substantive floor debate or final votes on individual bills occurred in this transcript. The House also announced committee schedules and cancellations for the day and following days, including meetings for Commerce, Education, Natural Resources, Judiciary, and Ways and Means. The chamber adjourned by motion until 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, January 14, 2026.

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• But many of you maybe want to have a vote on the bill, either a do pass or do not pass.
• Oh, we're going to vote. Was it a do pass motion? No. No, it's just accept. It isn't.
• So we know, at least we know how you're going to vote on the amendment.
• Would I should refrain from voting?
• No, if you get any questions, you'll just refer them to the assistant majority leader.

Keywords: 908, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 2025, the Department of Veterans Affairs appropriation. Representative O’Brien explained the House changes, including funding for a restored Veterans Benefits Specialist FTE, salary equity adjustments for the commissioner and veterans service officers, one-time funding for veteran homelessness services, carryover authority for the Fargo Fisher House, and a highly rural transportation grants program. Members also discussed the commissioner’s prior salary increase and the use of transportation grant funds for administrative costs, as well as the status of the Fisher House project. The committee adopted amendment 25.092.0203 and then gave SB 2025 a do pass recommendation as amended, with Representative O’Brien as carrier. The committee then considered Senate Bill 2307, the library bill. Members debated a proposed amendment that would have removed the fiscal note, but several members objected on policy and process grounds, citing constitutional concerns, potential costs to counties and state’s attorneys, and the fact that the bill had not been heard as a full policy hearing. The amendment failed 4-19. The committee then voted do not pass on SB 2307 as introduced, and Representative Murphy was named carrier. The committee also briefly discussed House Bill 2188 on the Clean Sustainable Energy Authority. Representative Bosch described the program’s grant and low-interest loan authority and the Senate’s reduced funding levels. The committee amended the bill to restore the Senate funding amounts in Section 3, then passed the bill as amended, with Representative Kempenich carrying it. Finally, the committee considered two rural development bills and chose Senate Bill 2097, the rural endowment fund bill, for do not pass while advancing House Bill 2390, which uses regional councils to distribute rural development grants. The committee amended HB 2390 to lower the population threshold from 4,500 to 3,000, kept the 50% set-aside for communities under 1,500, and then passed the bill as amended, with Representative Mitskog as carrier.

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• By your vote, show SPB 7024 reported favorably as a committee bill.
• ASSET would have a major say in this. Again, it comes down to how things are appropriated.
• We've had major incidents in our health care community and hospitals.
• Does any senator wish to be recorded as voting on bills before the committee?
• On tab 3, voting yes; on tab 1, voting yes. Any additional? Senator Garcia. Oops, sorry. Thank you.

Summary: The Appropriations Committee met with a quorum present and considered three items. First, it heard and passed SB 158, which eliminates cost-sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations under the state employee health plan. Senator Berman described the bill as a way to remove financial barriers to early breast cancer detection, and several senators spoke in strong support, emphasizing the importance of follow-up screening and the life- and cost-saving value of early diagnosis. The bill was reported favorably by roll call vote. The committee then took up SPB 7024, a committee bill on state planning and budgeting. Senator Brodeur explained that the proposal modernizes and simplifies the state agency long-range planning process by focusing on key data points, removing stale measures, and improving how plans are presented to the Legislature. Senator Berman supported the bill, highlighting new provisions on implementation status and budget consequences if enacted laws are not carried out. The committee voted to submit the proposal as a committee bill and reported it favorably. Finally, the committee considered SPB 7026, a major overhaul of state information technology governance. Senator Harrell described a transition from the current Florida Digital Service structure to a new cabinet-level Agency for State Systems and Enterprise Technology (ASSET), with enterprise-wide standards, interoperability, procurement oversight, cybersecurity coordination, technical debt tracking, a testing laboratory, workforce development, and annual IT expenditure reporting. Members raised questions about procurement authority, judicial branch inclusion, existing contracts, cybersecurity, and staffing; Harrell said agencies would retain final procurement decisions but would have to follow enterprise standards, the courts were not included, existing contracts would continue, and the bill would add significant state IT staffing. Several amendments were adopted, including changes on CIO selection conflicts, removal of the Northwest Regional Data Center from a definition, reporting on deviations from standards, and technical updates related to the data center and workforce positions. Public testimony strongly supported the bill as a needed modernization of Florida’s fragmented IT system. The committee then reported SPB 7026 favorably as a committee bill. The meeting adjourned after members recorded their votes on the three items.

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• John Lewis Voting Rights Act, creating a state framework to protect the right to vote and ensure equal
• Fundamental right to vote.
• After seeing the Federal Voting Rights Act dismantled and seeing many states taking actions to make voting
• And also, I do not think that the corporate vote would overwhelm the vote of the citizens of that town
• In contrast, the vast majority of the artificial entities registered to vote in Fenwick are family or

Keywords: 1064, all