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• wants to change of vote please do so at this time staff close the queue to clear the vote eight to I zero
• With eight ayes, zero nays, I declare your bill to pass. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• Not moving the age, zero nay. I declare your bill to pass, sir. Said that wrong earlier.
• Eight aye, zero nay. Madam Chair, I declare your bill to pass. Thank you.
• Nine ayes, zero nays.

Bills: HB3239, HB4317, HB4321, HB4322, HB3832, HB3673, HB3783, HB3800, HB2956, HB3960, HB2471, HB3338

Keywords: veterinary medicine, definitions, animal husbandry, board of veterinary examiners, telemedicine, veterinarian-client relationship, accounting, CPA, licensure, educational requirements, reciprocity, professional conduct, elevator safety, inspections, Department of Labor, safety standards, regulatory compliance, funeral services licensing, funeral director, embalmer

Summary: The committee considered and advanced a series of occupational licensing, workforce, and regulatory bills, often after adopting proposed committee substitutes (PCSs) and, in some cases, live amendments. House Bill 437 updated CPA licensure pathways to align with the 2025 Uniform Accountancy Act and passed 6-0-9. House Bill 4321 added a restriction on the Department of Labor retroactively applying new rules to existing structures absent written findings of obvious safety hazards, and passed 6-0-9. House Bill 4322 removed the requirement that a funeral director in charge also hold an embalmer license, with supporters saying it would help rural funeral homes and opponents raising concerns about embalming coverage; it passed 7-1-1. House Bill 3783, a constituent-request bill for career tech/CIB testing changes in the plumbing field, was discussed as a work in progress to clarify experience-hour requirements and passed 8-0-2. House Bill 2956 made cleanup changes related to the Appraisers Board after a federal audit and passed 8-0-0. House Bill 2471 expanded and adjusted the Oklahoma Workforce Commission’s membership and quorum rules and passed 8-0-0. House Bill 3239 updated the Veterinary Practice Act and passed 8-0-0. House Bill 3673 allowed journeymen and contractors to renew expired licenses without reexamination if they meet fee, education, and disciplinary requirements, and passed 9-0-0-8. House Bill 3338, a constituent-request bill regulating the pool industry to address bad actors, also passed after adoption of a PCS, with the Attorney General reviewing the issue. The committee also heard testimony on House Bill 3960, which would have required larger grocery stores and drugstores to employ more workers relative to self-checkout kiosks in an effort to increase staffing and reduce retail theft. Supporters framed it as a workforce and anti-theft measure, but the bill failed on a 2-6 vote. House Bill 3832 drew substantial discussion about human trafficking in exotic entertainment establishments; the sponsor explained that the bill was intended to require photo identification rather than lower the age threshold, so law enforcement could more quickly identify workers and shut down trafficking operations. Members asked about the practical effect of the proposal and related enforcement concerns, and the bill passed after the sponsor clarified the PCS was still being finalized. The committee then adjourned after the final bill was handled.

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• Having nine yeas and zero nays, we'll report your bill as do pass.
• Nine yeas, zero nays.
• Having nine yeas and zero nays, Representative Hall will report the PCS to House Bill 3280 out as a do
• Nine ayes, zero nays. Having nine ayes and zero nays, we report House Bill 3917 out as a do pass.

Keywords: 914, all

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• Clerk: 18 Yea, zero Nay. Chair Botana: This bill is reported favorably.
• Clerk: 18 Yea, zero Nay. Chair Botana: This bill is reported favorably with committee substitute.
• Clerk: 18 Yea, zero Nay.
• Tendrich: [No response] Clerk: 18 Yea, zero Nay. Chair Botana: The bill is reported favorably.
• Clerk: 18 Yea, zero Nay.

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• Seven to zero. That bill is out.
• Seven to zero. That bill is out. Seven to zero. That bill is out.
• Seven to zero. That bill is out. Seven to zero. That bill is out.

Summary: The Assembly Aging and Long-Term Care Committee met on June 24 with a substitute chair presiding and considered three measures. SB 352 by Senator Reyes was placed on the consent calendar and approved unanimously, 7-0, to be re-referred to the Committee on Emergency Management. SB 433 by Senator Wahab, presented on behalf of Senator Stern, was heard next and focused on room-and-board protections for participants in the assisted living waiver and CalAIM assisted living transition community support programs. Supporters, including Justice in Aging, CANHR, the Western Center on Law and Poverty, the California Commission on Aging, and the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Association, argued the bill would prevent low-income Medi-Cal residents from being charged unaffordable rates and losing their housing. Opponents, including the California Assisted Living Association, LeadingAge California, and Six B’s, said they remained concerned about the bill’s rent-control implications and statutory scope, though they acknowledged recent amendments addressed some eligibility issues. After committee discussion, SB 433 was approved 5-1 with one abstention and re-referred to the Committee on Human Services. The committee also heard SB 582 by Senator Stern, presented by Senator Wahab, which would allow state departments to issue disaster suspensions of active licenses for facilities rendered inoperable by declared emergencies, waive some licensing fees, and provide temporary flexibility for community-based adult services, child care, and evacuation planning requirements for skilled nursing and residential care facilities. Support came from the California Assisted Living Association, LeadingAge California, the California Commission on Aging, the Long-Term Care Ombudsman Association, CANHR, and a child care resource center, all describing the bill as helpful for rebuilding and continuity of services after disasters. There was no recorded opposition, and SB 582 passed unanimously, 7-0, to the Committee on Health. The meeting then adjourned.

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• I. 13 aye, zero no, no voting. Members, by your vote, there are 13.
• Zero. Representative Bliss, aye.
• Members, by your vote of 16 aye, zero no, zero not voting, you have approved the recommendation.
• Representative Blitz. 16 aye, zero no, three not voting. Can you say those again? 16 aye. Zero.
• 16 aye, zero no, three not voting.

Keywords: 1182, all

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• The morning roll call is 34 present, zero absent, and one excused.
• The morning roll call is 34 present, zero absent, and one excused. We have a quorum.
• With a vote of 34 ayes, zero absent, one excused, HJR 26103 is adopted. Co-sponsors.
• </c><00:21:03.919><c> absent,</c> With a vote of 34 I Z no zero absent, With a vote of 34 I Z no zero
• 0 no, zero absent, one excused, SJR26005 is adopted.

Keywords: 981, all

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• California, excuse me, California leads the way in transitioning to fuel-efficient and zero-emission
• The other one that I'll talk about is the zero-emissions vehicle fuel tax.
• So I could park my car in my garage the entire year, drive zero miles, and I would pay the exact same
• and they pay zero, zero at this point.
• Employing similar strategies will help California meet its climate and zero-emission targets.

Summary: The Assembly Transportation Committee first took up three highway naming resolutions on its consent calendar: ACR 109, SCR 78, and SCR 90. The committee approved the consent calendar with 11 aye votes and no no votes, then adjourned the bill-hearing portion. Members also recognized committee science fellow AJ Mendeola for his service, noting his contributions to bill analysis and staff support. The committee then held an informational hearing on alternatives to the gas tax, focused on the projected decline in fuel-tax revenue and the need for a more sustainable transportation funding model. The chair and invited experts described how inflation, improved fuel efficiency, and growth in electric and other alternative-fuel vehicles are eroding gas-tax revenues. Presenters from the National Conference of State Legislatures and the University of California discussed state options such as higher or indexed gas taxes, EV registration fees, road usage charges, delivery fees, public EV charging fees, transportation network company fees, and managed lanes, emphasizing tradeoffs among revenue adequacy, fairness, administrative cost, and public acceptance. Committee members raised concerns that mileage-based fees or EV fees could function as new taxes on commuters and lower-income drivers, especially if the gas tax is not repealed. Presenters responded that road usage charges are generally intended as replacements for the gas tax, not additions, and argued that mileage-based systems better preserve the user-pays principle while being less tied to vehicle fuel efficiency. They also noted that flat EV registration fees are easy to administer but can be less equitable because they are not linked to actual road use. Officials from Hawaii, Utah, and Oregon described their state programs and policy choices. Hawaii said its new road usage charge began July 1, 2025, for EVs, offers a choice between a per-mile charge and a flat annual fee through 2028, and will transition to mandatory EV participation before expanding to all light-duty vehicles by 2033. Utah described its voluntary EV road usage charge program, quarterly reporting, privacy protections, and legislative scenarios for removing the cap or making participation mandatory. Oregon outlined its constitutional cost-responsibility framework and broader transportation funding challenges, including reliance on user fees and limited use of general-fund support.

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• Eighteen ayes and zero nays. Eighteen ayes and zero nays.
• Eighteen eyes and zero nays. Have you received 18 eyes and zero nays.
• Have you received 18 eyes and zero nays? Senator Daniels. Aye. 18 ayes and 0 nays.
• Haven't received 18 eyes and zero nays, I declare House Bill 4104 to have passed committee.

Bills: HB3327, HB3711, HB4104, HJR1077, HB3329

Keywords: State Board of Education, Oklahoma education board, board appointments, school governance, education reform, governor appointments, legislative appointments, speaker of the house, president pro tempore, senate confirmation, board vacancies, removal for cause, public education, state superintendent, school board training, board member qualifications, emergency clause, Oklahoma statutes 70 O.S. 3-101, school funding, transparency

Summary: The committee first considered House Bill 3711, which was described as a work in progress aimed at increasing transparency for taxpayers about instructional expenditures in school bond communications. Members questioned whether the bill changed what districts may bond for, and the author said it did not alter the bond process, only added communications. After title was struck, the bill passed committee 13-5. House Bill 4104, dealing with repeat peeping Tom and clandestine recording offenses, was presented with an amendment adding conduct involving three or more separate victims as a basis for felony treatment. The amendment was adopted after questions about its legal basis and a recent court decision. The bill as amended then passed committee unanimously, 18-0. The committee also took up House Joint Resolution 1077, which would send to voters a proposal to move $1 billion from the Tobacco Settlement Endowment Trust corpus into a new Oklahoma’s Futures Trust Fund. The proponent said the T-SET board would remain in place, the corpus would stay protected, and annual earnings from the new fund would be split between reinvestment and legislative appropriations for health and education. Opponents argued the measure would shift money from an independent endowment to a politically controlled process and could weaken existing T-SET programs. After debate, the resolution passed committee 14-4. Finally, House Bill 3327 proposed expanding the State Board of Education from seven to nine members, with appointments divided among the governor, speaker, and president pro tem, and allowing removal only for cause. Members raised questions about geographic representation and vacancy appointments, but the bill passed as amended 15-2. House Bill 3329, a trailer bill related to sunset legislation, added a July 1, 2027 sunset for the Board of Psychological Examiners after concerns about its handling of a complaint and a recent court ruling; it passed as amended 14-2, and the committee then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Price, Senator Prietto, Senator Wingard, Senator Woods, Senator Peterson, Senator Murdock. 13 ayes, zero
• Having received their ayes, zero nays, I declare the same to have passed.
• Senator Woods, Senator Peterson, Senator Murdock. 13 ayes, zero nays.
• Having received their ayes, zero nays, I declare the same to have passed.
• Having received 1113 eyes and zero nays, I declare this motion to have passed.

Bills: HB3239, HB3391, HB3557, HB4128

Keywords: veterinary medicine, definitions, animal husbandry, board of veterinary examiners, telemedicine, veterinarian-client relationship, animal welfare, commercial pet breeders, licensing, advertising, animal cruelty, Oklahoma Agricultural Extension, local funding, financial institutions, county extension services, state funds, wildlife conservation, hunting regulations, mountain lions, black bears

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• Aye. 37, nose zero. That appointment is confirmed. We are now a file item 34.
• Aye. 37, no zero. That appointment is confirmed. File Item 35. Senator Grove, you are recognized.
• Aye. 37, no zero. The appointment is confirmed. Members, we will now move to Senate third reading.
• Seeing no objections, ayes are 37, noes zero. The resolution passes.
• Seeing no objection, ayes 37, noes zero. That resolution passes.

Summary: The Senate began with a quorum call, prayer, and the Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through several floor recognitions. Members honored the Natomas Nighthawks boys basketball team for their championship season, and the chamber also recognized the 2026 James Irvine Foundation Leadership Awardees for work on homelessness, education, youth civic engagement, community college success, and mental health. Individual awardees highlighted included Chris Chapman, Leanne Chun, Darla Cooper, Virgil Moorhead Jr. and Amy Matheson, Adrian Hillman and Aaron Garner Ford, and Selina Alvarez. The Senate also welcomed former U.S. Treasurer Rosie Rios Perez and later heard committee and budget subcommittee announcements. On legislation, the body considered and passed Senate Resolution 88 by Senator Blakespear, commemorating the 50th anniversary of modern biotechnology and the 20th anniversary of the California Biotechnology Foundation. The resolution emphasized California’s role in biotech innovation and the industry’s economic and public health impact. The Senate also passed Senate Resolution 90 by Senator Gonzalez, recognizing April 14–16 as Khmer New Year and celebrating Cambodian American culture, especially in Long Beach. The chamber confirmed five gubernatorial appointments: Alan Guy, Henry Nutt III, and Steven Pennelli to the Contractors State License Board; Jacob Arkavakotov to the Medical Board of California; and Dr. V. V. Ling Sai to the Medical Board of California. All confirmations were approved by unanimous or near-unanimous roll call votes. The Senate also suspended a rule to allow Senate Bill 1447 to be heard in policy committees after the deadline, and later announced that the next floor session would be held on Monday, April 13, 2026. The session concluded with adjournment in memory of Rod Diridon Sr., with extended remarks from Senators Cortese, Wahab, and Becker describing his long public service, leadership on transportation and environmental issues, and lasting influence in Santa Clara County and beyond.

Transcript Highlights:

• House Bill 3044 has received 10 ayes and zero nays. I declare the same to have passed.
• Jett, Kirt, Manakieieri, Vice Chair Divers, Chairman Rader: 10 aye's and zero nays.
• House Bill 3759 has received 10 aye votes and zero nay votes. It is clear the same to have passed.
• Manakieieri, Vice Chair Divers, Chairman Rader: 10 aye's and zero nays.
• House Bill 3625 has received 10 aye votes and zero nay votes. I declare the same to have passed.

Bills: HB3044, HB3465, HB3625, HB3704, HB3759, HB3920, HB3972, HB4191, HB4311, HB4426

Keywords: veterans, tax refund, Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs, capital improvement, donations, Oklahoma Emission Reduction, incentive, taxation, environment, revenue, investment, school funds, treasurer, education funding, financial policy, income tax, scholarship, tax credit, Oklahoma Tax Commission, school funding

Transcript Highlights:

• Okay, that is four to zero. We will leave those on call.
• Five to zero. File item 2 still on call.
• That one was already five to zero. How about file item 7?
• Five to zero. That is five to zero. We will keep the roll open. Is Allen on everything? I do. Okay.
• Six to zero. Now we'll turn to file item 4. This is SJR 12 by Laird. The motion is to be adopted.

Summary: The Senate Natural Resources and Water Committee heard several conservation and wildlife-related measures. SB 1108 by Senator Caballero would create the Grasslands Ecological Area Conservancy in the California Natural Resources Agency to coordinate protection and restoration of the Grasslands Ecological Area in Merced County. Supporters, including the Grasslands Water District, Audubon California, Defenders of Wildlife, California Waterfowl Association, The Nature Conservancy, and others, said the area is a major wetland and wildlife corridor facing groundwater-driven land retirement and needs a coordinated, voluntary, incentive-based framework. Senator Laird noted the bill followed prior conservancy models and moved it forward. The committee later approved SB 1108 on a 7-0 vote to Appropriations. The committee also heard SB 1021 by Senator Choi, which would direct the Fish and Game Commission to create a narrowly tailored program expanding hunting and fishing opportunities for youth with life-threatening illnesses. The author and supporters from Field of Dreams and the Angling Hunting Conservation Coalition described it as a compassionate, supervised program that would create meaningful experiences for families while maintaining hunter education and conservation safeguards. No opposition was presented, and the bill was approved 7-0 to Appropriations. SB 949 by Senator Becker would designate the Santa Cruz Mountains as a resource of statewide significance, with supporters from Midpeninsula Regional Open Space District, Sempervirens Fund, Green Foothills, and others citing biodiversity, watershed protection, wildfire resilience, public access, and coordination across public and private lands. Some committee members raised questions about working lands, property rights, and fire responsibility, but the bill was moved forward and passed 5-0 to Appropriations. The committee also adopted SJR 12 by Senator Laird, which opposes the federal offshore oil and gas leasing plan for California waters; supporters emphasized spill risks, coastal economic impacts, and public opposition, and the resolution passed 5-1. File item 3, SB 1085, was pulled, and the remaining consent calendar items were adopted 7-0.

Transcript Highlights:

• Ten aye and zero nay.
• Representative Hasenbeck, with a vote of ten aye and zero nay, will show your bill to have passed.
• Ten aye and zero nay.
• Vice Chair Hasenbeck, with the vote of ten aye and zero nay, we will show your bill to have passed.
• Ten aye and zero nay.

Bills: HB4491, HB3240, HB4146, HB4158, HB4159, HB3718

Keywords: extracurricular activities, charter schools, student eligibility, virtual education, Oklahoma Secondary School Activities Association, prayer, religious freedom, public schools, consent, First Amendment, school policy, paid maternity leave, school employees, public health, childcare, work-life balance, education, family leave, tuition, grant

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• That money is being used outside of that and there's zero accountability.
• whole, period, whether it's schools, whether it's parks, whether it's whatever, and right now we have zero
• We've got zero dollars in operational funds for this fiscal current year, and it looks like we're going
• to get zero dollars next year.
• So when we get zero dollars in those, what it ends up being is a new property tax, because the only avenue

Keywords: 989, all

Summary: The committee first approved the minutes from February 10 and 11, 2026. It then heard House Bill 634 from Representative Harris, which would require funds appropriated for specific school purposes, including charter schools, to be used only for those purposes unless the legislature provides spending authority language. Harris argued the bill was about accountability and keeping the legislature in control of appropriated dollars, while opponents from the Idaho Association of School Administrators and the Idaho Charter School Network said it would reduce local flexibility, interfere with school board decision-making, and could force districts to rely more on supplemental levies or property taxes. Several members raised concerns about micromanagement, the role of JFAC, and whether audits already provide sufficient oversight. After debate, a motion to send HB 634 to the floor with a due pass recommendation failed on a roll call vote, and the committee then adopted a motion to hold the bill in committee by a 10-3 vote. Members who supported holding the bill said the current system already balances JFAC intent language, department oversight, and local school board authority, and that the bill was too broad or could create inefficiencies. Supporters of the bill emphasized that it was intended to prevent money from being diverted from designated purposes, citing examples such as teacher salary increases and facility funds. The committee then took up an RS brought by Representative Church to address transparency concerns in school funding definitions. Church explained that the proposal would narrow the definition of instructional spending and move certain roles such as supervisors, coordinators, directors, and specialists into administrative staff, while preserving flexibility for rural districts and mixed teacher-administrator positions. Representative Pickett moved to introduce RS 33152C1, and the committee approved the introduction without objection.

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• Clerk: 19 yays, zero nays. Chair Brannan: Show HB 895 reported favorably. Rep.
• Clerk: 18 yeas, zero nays. Chair Brannan: Show HR 761 reported favorably.
• Clerk: 20 yays, zero nays. Chair Brannan: Show PCS for HB 757 reported favorably.
• Clerk: 20 yays, zero nays. Chair Brannan: Show HB 893 reported favorably.
• Clerk: 20 yays, zero nays. Chair Brannan: Show HB 831 reported favorably.

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• Alvarado, Bettencourt. 31 ayes, zero nays. Bill is finally passed. Congratulations. Thank you, Mr.
• One ayes, zero nays. The rule is suspended. Chair lays out on third reading, final passage.
• Alvarado, Betancourt, Bordwell, Blanco, Campbell, Cook. 31 ayes, zero nays.
• It's actually accidental death that causes more of the deaths of individuals zero to 24.
• A zero nays. The bill is finally passed. Congratulations. Thank you Mr.

Bills: SB66, SB317, SB393, SB397, SB456, SB614, SB628, SB629, SB636, SB715, SB731, SB801, SB872, SB905, SB986, SB1012, SB1013, SB1015, SB1032, SB1113, SB1181, SB1212, SB1241, SB1250, SB1278, SB1285, SB1376, SB1444, SB1449, SB1524, SB1525, SB1528, SB1556, SB1588, SB1660, SB1704, SB1708, SB1802, SB1833, SB1844, SB1854, SB1863, SB1957, SB1959, SB1965, SB1999, SB2035, SB2056, SB2082, SB2119, SB2138, SB2165, SB2199, SB2201, SB2203, SB2245, SB2284, SB2419, SB2422, SB2452, SB2487, SB2523, SB2529, SB2533, SB2541, SB2586, SB2595, SB2605, SB2615, SB2675, SB2690, SB2717, SB2753, SB2778, SB2835, SB2841, SB2891, SB2929, SB2933, SB3016, SB3039, SB3044, HB912, HB2525, SJR3, SB5, SB29, SB326, SB494, SB530, SB769, SB783, SB963, SB1238, SB1271, SB1786, SB1967, SB2312, SB72, SB616, SB1143, SB1172, SB1267, SB1273, SB1506, SB1759, SB2361, SB1, SB260, SB1637, SJR36, SJR50, SJR63, SJR59, SCR12, SCR39, SCR48, SCR19, SB2023, SB1524, SB2422, SB2119, SB2753, SB1863, SB62, SB666, SB847, SB284, SB854, SB1073, SB810, SB1505, SB583, SB507, SB1434, SB1376, SB1772, SB2016, SB1163, SB1122, SB731, SB397, SB508, SB1436, SB287, SB261, SB1882, SB393, SB1791, SB209, SB2429, SB1999, SB511, SB2309, SB510, SB1085, SB1975, SB2717, SB1262, SB636, SB2056, SB884, SB517, SB1200, SB1845, SB2681, SB2199, SB2458, SB801, SB2533, SB3014, SB3013, SB758, SB1013, SB2797, SB2076, SB2876, SB2284, SB2929, SB2595, SB715, SB1640, SB1241, SB2538, SB1449, SB2529, SB986, SB1181, SB1359, SB2245, SB410, SB1234, SB456, SB1012, SB2926, SB2138, SB2615, SB2972, SB2841, SB3016, SB1856, SB2035, SB1528, SB1373, SB672, SB2891, SB1854, SB317, SB2539, SB2532, SB1250, SB2082, SB2203, SB1285, SB1959, SB1454, SB2520, SB2541, SB1708, SB1237, SB1844, SB1586, SB3039, SB2819, SB66, SB629, SB1015, SB2342, SB2903, SB2933, SB1965, SB2477, SB3029, SB2605, SB2419, SB1957, SB375, SB250, SB777, SB628, SB2523, SB2367, SB2703, SB2608, SB2778, SB3044, SB2965, SB2521, SB865, SB1032, SB2165, SB2501, SB2675, SB2452, SB2835, SB872, SB1212, SB1278, SB1588, SB1602, SB1704, SB1723, SB1833, SB1858, SB1946, SB2009, SB2177, SB2460, SB2785, SB2373, SB1660, SB614, SB867, SB1608, SB1525, SB905, SB640, SB2487, SB1698, SB383, SB705, SB748, SB1113, SB1117, SB1802, SB2340, SB2586, SB2680, SB2690, SB2994, SB2747, SB1950, SB913, SB1071, SB1086, SB1087, SB1483, SB1444, SB1553, SB1556, SB1703, SB2133, SB2297, SB2298, SB2622, SB2955, SB3059, SB2782, SB2781, SB2637, SB2633, SB2337, SB2334, SB1861, SB2043, SB1367, SB946, SB945, SB2857, SB128, SB571, SB1263, SB3058, SB612, SB2221, SB2587, SB2044, SB2363, SB2713, HB1109, HB1392, HB22, HB2525, HB3093, HB517, HB912, HB1130, HB142, HB1689, HB2018, SB2311, SB1986, SB2565, SB2943, SB1888, SB2417, SB3048, SB3052, SB3053, SB3036, SB3057, SB3056, SB3043, SB3037, SB3050, SB3063, SB3047, SB3035, HJR98, HJR99, HB136, HB2884, HB1393, HB2730, HB1399, HB1244, HB467, HB331, HB2559

Keywords: disability, supported decision-making, legal assistance, confidentiality, access to justice, autonomy, civil rights, advocacy, monuments, memorials, public property, historical significance, civil penalties, local governance, SB 393, Sparks, Middleton, local government, political subdivision, public securities

Transcript Highlights:

• There being 11 ayes and zero nays, the committee substitute for Senate Bill 2786 will be reported favorably
• There being 11 ayes and zero nays, the committee substitute for Senate Bill 843 will be reported favorably
• There being 11 ayes and zero nays, the committee substitute for Senate Bill 2392 will be reported favorably
• There being 11 ayes and zero nays, Senate Bill 1998 will be reported favorably.
• There being 11 ayes and zero nays, Mr.

Bills: SB2920, SB2929, SB2398, SB865, SB401, SB2619, SB2927, SB1395, SB1972, SB2540, SB1635, SB1581, SB2008

Keywords: steroids, student athletes, athletic competition, University Interscholastic League, medical purpose, gender transition, school athletics, spectator conduct, referees, ejection policy, extracurricular activities, concussion, brain injury, school policy, academic accommodations, student welfare, cardiac arrest, emergency response, CPR training, automated external defibrillators

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• Zero nays. Mr. Chair, thank you, Julia. C.S. for H.B. 421 reported favorably. Congratulations, sir.
• Yes. 19 yeas, zero nays, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Julia. H.B. 205 reported favorably as amended.
• Yes. 20 yeas, zero nays, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Julia. CS for HB 157 reported favorably.
• Yes. 20 yeas, zero nays, Mr. Chair. Thank you, Julia.
• Twenty yeas, zero nays. Ex officio Hart. Chair Brannon. Yes. 20 yeas, zero nays, Mr. Chair.

Summary: The Judiciary Committee met and considered nine bills, with members hearing brief presentations, limited debate, and mostly unanimous support. Early measures included CS/HB 421, which expands peer support access for first responders to include support personnel, and HB 205, which creates a new offense for abandoning a restrained dog during a natural disaster (“Troopers’ Law”). Both bills drew support from law enforcement and animal welfare-related witnesses, and both were reported favorably; HB 205 was adopted with a technical amendment. The committee also approved CS/HB 157 on service of process, which clarifies that a prior statutory change applies to all causes of action, creates a safe harbor for compliance, tightens substituted service requirements, and allows individual registered agents to be served anywhere in the state. HB 693, which adds an aggravating factor for capital felonies committed where people are gathered for school, religious, or public government activities, drew both support and opposition; the Florida Conference of Catholic Bishops opposed expanding the death penalty, while supporters argued juries should have more tools in capital cases. The bill was reported favorably after debate. Members then approved CS/HB 113, increasing penalties for fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement, after discussion about marked versus unmarked vehicles and an amendment that restored current penalties for two related offenses. Rep. Bracey Davis voted no, citing concerns about unmarked cars and public safety perceptions. The committee also passed HB 91 on misdemeanor probation, PCS/CS/HB 383 allowing certain officers and service members to purchase firearms without the three-day waiting period, and CS/HB 195 to let correctional education count toward professional licensure requirements for incarcerated people. Finally, CS/HB 479 was approved to allow judges to order restitution in hit-and-run property-damage cases. All bills were reported favorably, most by unanimous or near-unanimous votes.

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• So it's 15 nays, zero nays. Motion passes. &gt;&gt; I I did it when I was a clerk, too.
• So it's &gt;&gt; 50 &gt;&gt; 50 &gt;&gt; 50 15<01:09:23.679><c> nays,</c><01:09:24.560><c> zero</c><01
• Both Bington and New Market have zero properties with no tax-exempt residential facilities, nursing homes
• It has been exceptional because I will tell you I would not have had the same level of tolerance.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• Eight-eight zero bills given favorable report. Thank you, Senator. >> Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
• Eight eight [laughter] zero<00:08:26.319><c> bills</c><00:08:26.639><c> given</c><00:08:26.960><c> favorable
• </c><00:08:27.759><c> Thank</c> zero bills given favorable report.
• Thank zero bills given favorable report. Thank you,<00:08:28.080><c> Senator.

Bills: SB147, SB158, SB163, SB147, SB158, SB163

Keywords: construction zone, work zone, speed camera, automated enforcement, photo radar, photographic speed enforcement, traffic safety, highway safety, road construction, maintenance workers, civil citation, civil fine, speeding ticket, owner liability, registered owner, ALDOT, Alabama Department of Transportation, ALEA, Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency, public safety