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• the things that they need to vote on.
• They were voted on by the residents of that community.
• And so for that, I'm just going to vote down.
• So for that, members, I would ask that you vote down on this.
• I encourage you to vote up. Thank you, Madam Chair. Thank you.

Summary: The Education Administration Subcommittee heard and advanced six bills. The first, PCS/HB 1073 by Rep. Koster, would give individual school board members timely, free access to district documents and budget information, require agendas and supporting materials to be kept as public records, and prohibit school districts from requiring or incentivizing nondisclosure agreements. Testimony from a Volusia County school board member and a former educator described difficulty obtaining records and concerns about NDAs; some members raised chain-of-command concerns, while others argued the bill was needed for transparency. The bill passed 15-3. The committee then approved HB 4049, a local bill for Jacksonville/Duval County that changes how the Duval County School Board’s attorney is selected, and OGSR/HB 7021, which extends and clarifies the public-records exemption for education examination and assessment instruments through 2031. HB 4049 passed 17-1 after debate over whether the board should use the city’s general counsel process; HB 7021 passed unanimously with no debate. Members also approved CS/HB 753 on school counselors, which removes certain certification barriers while keeping degree and counseling requirements in place and allows districts to choose whether to require the removed certificates. Supporters said the bill could help address counselor shortages and free counselors to focus on students; it passed 18-0. Finally, HB 157 created a School Teacher Training and Mentoring Program for D- and F-rated schools, using high-performing current or retired teachers as mentors with stipends funded from an existing allocation. Members discussed mentor limits, funding, and oversight, but the bill passed unanimously, 18-0. The meeting adjourned after committee members recognized visiting officials and students.

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• Voting was and his passion, my husband's passion. It was his way of life.
• And by your vote CS for SB 872, is reported favorably. All right.
• And senators by your vote Senate Bill 662, is reported favorably.
• I would like to vote in the affirmative on Tab.
• One SB 266, as well as Tab. 4 SB 650, both voting in affirmative.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Florida's in P O's, they determine their boundaries and voting members.
• Now, 17 of those voting members are population based.
• members in primary voting members on our board.
• vote per 100,000 residents and or one vote per 150,000 residents.
• And and we chose to do the one vote per one voting member per 150,000.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• So members, please vote your district, vote your conscience, don't vote early, don't vote often, but
• <00:12:37.680> your vote your district, vote your vote your district, vote your conscience
• <00:12:39.680> vote conscience, don't vote early, don't vote conscience, don't vote early,
• often, but just vote. often, but just vote.
• Go ahead and vote for it if you like. Vote. Don't vote for it if you don't want to.

Keywords: 1183, house

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• Please vote<01:36:02.560> yes. vote yes. vote yes.
• more people to vote, well then one vote more people to vote, well then one vote should<03:30:27.840
• second vote. second vote.
• vote, the second vote make it only one vote, the second vote protects<03:53:49.040> that.
• vote, the first vote rid of the second vote, the first vote says<03:54:10.319> yes,<03:54:10.560

Keywords: 981, all

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• Make sure all electronic devices are turned off or placed on silent mode.
• I want to say it allows for them to vote to have that language in there and their bylaws.
• Our elections are held every year and maybe 300 people vote.
• I urge you to see the secret agenda of House Bill 657, and vote no on.
• I'm going to vote up today because I want to continue to have this discussion.

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• A reminder: please silence your electronics.
• By your vote, show SPB 7024 reported favorably as a committee bill.
• 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.
• Voting yes on tab 1 and tab 3. Anybody else? Without objection, show that motion is adopted.

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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• The House Committee on Administration has established an electronic public comment process for all Texans
• All public comments submitted through the portal will be posted on Electronic Legislative Information

Transcript Highlights:

• The House Committee on Administration has established an electronic public comment process for all Texans
• All public comments submitted through the portal will be posted on the electronic legislative system.

Bills: SB800, SB1534, SB2055, SB2310, SB2431, SB2786, SB3039, SB1242

Keywords: sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, stalking, higher education, student safety, orientation policies, health physics, workforce development, nuclear energy, radiological safety, scholarship, education, Texas Leadership Scholars Program, student funding, transparency, degree requirements, certificate programs, student transfer, foreign language

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• Members will record their votes by electronic device pursuant to clause 9 of Rule XX. Mr.
• Members will record their votes by electronic device pursuant to clause 9 of Rule XX.
• The Chair will reduce to five minutes the minimum time for any electronic vote on the question of passage
• <01:27:44.320> vote the minimum time for any electronic vote the minimum time for any electronic
• Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a five-minute vote.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, January 16, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• I'm a voting member on consolidation on corrections.
• way of just making sure that as we are regrouping and re-envisioning moving forward, that we're in vote
• But welcome your thoughts there and what would be most useful to this body for some of that electronic

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The commission met to reopen its work for the year, with roll call and attendance confirmations followed by remarks from the co-chairs and members. Senator Liz Miranda stepped down as co-chair, citing multiple responsibilities and personal losses, and Senator Adam Gomez was welcomed as the new Senate co-chair. Gomez said he would listen and learn from commissioners and advocates, and both outgoing and incoming leaders emphasized continuing the commission’s work on maternal health, postpartum depression, and equity. Members discussed several current policy and implementation issues. The Department of Public Health reported a new regulation to implement the 2024 midwifery access law, including temporary licenses for licensed certified professional midwives. Commissioners also raised concerns about birthing hospital and inpatient obstetric unit closures, OB-GYN workforce shortages, reimbursement changes, and the need to expand midwifery, doula, and birth center capacity. Other topics included substance use and perinatal mental health supports, the limited $220,000 appropriation for community-based perinatal mental health organizations, and the need for stronger funding in the budget to implement the maternal health law. The commission also focused on future priorities and information sharing. Members suggested more presentations from clinicians, regulators, infant and early childhood mental health experts, and PSI of Massachusetts; greater attention to parent-child relational health and postpartum screening in pediatric settings; and possible commission action such as a letter to the governor on workforce and access issues. The group agreed that there was not enough time to plan a May event and instead would use the commission to publicize related events, including Black Maternal Health Week activities. Commissioners voted to create a biweekly digest for sharing updates, with urgent items to be sent by email, and then adjourned the meeting.

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• . >> Chair: PLEASE SILENCE ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES.
• BERNARD. >> BOYD. >> YES. >> SENATOR BURTON. >> SENATOR GRALL, SENATOR TRUENOW. >> Chair: BY YOUR VOTE
• SENATOR BERNARD. >> YES. >> SENATOR TRUENOW. >> YES. >> SENATOR BOYD >> YES. >> PLEASE SHOW BY YOUR VOTE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• Unless specifically exempted by statute, all agency rules are published electronically in the Florida
• committee concludes that there's no authority for the rule or an issue with the rule, it actually votes
• So yesterday we voted and we filed 31 objections against this particular agency, and now they have 30

Summary: The committee received an informational presentation from the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee (JAPC/JAPSI) staff and Chair Representative Overdorf on how Florida administrative rulemaking is reviewed. Mr. Plant explained that JAPC is a joint legislative oversight committee that monitors agency rules under Chapter 120, focusing on whether rules stay within statutory authority, whether agencies are acting consistently with legislative intent, and how the rulemaking process works. He emphasized that agencies are creatures of statute, that rulemaking authority must be specific enough to support the rule, and that without a date certain in statute, agencies may delay rulemaking indefinitely. Members asked about how to ensure agencies actually adopt rules, how to identify rules that exceed legislative intent, and how JAPC handles internal policies and delayed rulemaking. Representative Overdorf then described JAPC’s objection process and its limits. He said the committee does not approve or disapprove rules or direct agencies to adopt them, but it can object to proposed or existing rules that enlarge, modify, or contravene enabling statutes or fail to comply with Chapter 120. He noted that if an agency does not resolve an objection, a footnote is published in the Florida Administrative Code and the committee may recommend legislation to amend, suspend, or repeal the rule. He also discussed recent committee activity, including 1,355 proposed rules, 119 emergency rules, and 1,243 incorporated materials reviewed in 2024, and said the committee filed 31 objections against one agency after repeated noncompliance. The discussion also touched on possible changes to Chapter 120, including the governor’s 2019 request that agencies include five-year sunset provisions in rules, and a proposal to instead require periodic legislative review rather than automatic expiration. Overdorf also said the committee is considering raising the current statement of estimated regulatory costs thresholds of $200,000 annually or $1 million over five years because inflation has made those limits too low. No votes were taken on legislation, and the meeting ended with adjournment.

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• We're going to vote them out right now. Do you want to vote on the bill?
• We're going to vote on all the pending business at this time.
• To clarify, he has not been voting for her.
• To consider the vote that we passed, House Bill 4337.
• We're going to move the vote on that. What was the vote on that? Enough.

Bills: HB137, HB283, HCR114, HB137, HB283, HB1398, HB1960, HB2153, HB2431, HB2638, HB2699, HB2999, HB3208, HB3389, HB3413, HB3510, HB3642, HB3859, HB3974, HB3986, HB4142, HB4173, HB4174, HB4542, HB4605, HB4663, HB4731, HB5064, HB5216, HB5218, HB5332, HB5453, HB5577

Keywords: state budget, fiscal biennium, budget repeal, financial management, state funding, Medicaid, healthcare access, Affordable Care Act, federal funding, low-income individuals, insurance coverage, memorial, pedestrian bridge, Houston, Sergio Ivan Rodriguez, city council, oversize vehicles, transportation permits, Hidalgo County, port authority

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• Right, fill that electronically? Oh, okay.
• We'll go ahead and vote. Are y'all ready to vote?
• We'll go ahead and vote, and we can leave the votes open for the members who aren't here.
• We'll go ahead and vote. Are y'all ready to vote?
• We'll go ahead and vote, and we can leave the votes open for the members who aren't here.

Summary: The Senate Finance Committee heard several tax and economic development bills. SB 935 would exempt counties from the motor fuels tax on fuel used exclusively in county vehicles; Sen. Hall and Cass County Judge Travis Ransom argued it would save counties money without changing fund allocations, and the bill was left pending while the committee waited for the House version. SB 2206 would extend and revise Texas’s research and development incentives by tying the franchise tax credit more closely to federal law and changing the program’s effective date; supporters from business, manufacturing, and tax policy groups said it would protect innovation jobs and help startups, while the Comptroller’s office explained the fiscal note and said the committee substitute was no longer needed. The committee later withdrew the substitute and left the bill pending before ultimately voting it out favorably. The committee also heard SB 2020, which would repeal the “rehab tax” on nonresidential remodeling. Sen. Campbell said a large fiscal note led him to delay a full presentation, but builders, architects, and contractors testified that the tax raises remodeling costs, complicates audits, and discourages reuse and reinvestment in existing buildings. The bill was left pending. SB 2018 would create a two-year “strong families” tax credit for businesses donating to nonprofits that provide family support services; supporters from Family First, Buckner International, and Texas Baptist said it would strengthen families, father engagement, and upstream prevention, while the author said the Comptroller and HHSC were still working on administration details. That bill was also left pending. After a quorum was established, the committee heard and later reported several bills favorably. SB 1030 would exempt certain aircraft maintenance, repair, and overhaul parts from sales tax for general aviation; industry, airport, and local economic development witnesses said it would keep high-wage aviation work in Texas and improve competitiveness with neighboring states, and the bill was reported favorably. SB 214 would create a temporary sales tax holiday for qualifying residential HVAC systems; it was laid out and left pending. SB 1901 would make administrative and ethics changes to the Opioid Abatement Fund Council, including staggered terms, conflict rules, and fund reallocation procedures; it was reported favorably. SB 266 would repeal the Texas Research Incentive Program and use the appropriation to address the existing backlog of unmatched donations; the chair and Sen. Paxton said the state should honor past commitments, and the committee substitute was adopted and the bill was reported favorably. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.

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• So, when we vote on it, we'll actually... Oh, yeah. No.
• <00:43:09.200> So,<00:43:09.359> when<00:43:09.599> we<00:43:09.760> vote
• So, when we vote on it, terms of this.
• allowing for um authorizing electronic allowing for um authorizing electronic signatures.<01:51:
• related to the consent to electronic related to the consent to electronic monitoring<02:15:27.920

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• Alanis, not voting. Gonzales, Haney, aye. Harabedian, Lackey, not voting. Nguyen, not voting.
• Ramos, not voting. Sharp Collins, aye. Ramos, not voting. Sharp Collins, aye.
• Sharp Collins, not voting.
• On reconsideration for AB 1092, Castillo, vote change. Gonzalez, aye to not voting.
• Gonzalez would like to not vote. Is that correct? That's fine. We have the votes. Mr.

Summary: The committee first adopted a seven-bill consent calendar, then heard several public safety measures. AB 1127 by Assembly Member Gabriel would restrict sale of certain semi-automatic handguns that can be easily converted to automatic weapons with “switches”; supporters, including Everytown and Moms Demand Action, said it targets a specific Glock-style design flaw linked to mass shootings, while the NRA and gun-rights groups argued the bill duplicates existing federal law and effectively bans popular handguns. The bill was moved on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Judiciary and remained on call. AB 468, also by Gabriel, would increase penalties and clarify offenses involving looting and impersonating emergency personnel in evacuation zones and during disasters; firefighters, district attorneys, and law enforcement supported it as a deterrent, while public defenders and justice advocates warned it was overbroad and could worsen racial profiling. The committee approved the bill on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations, also held on call. The committee then heard AB 1187 by Assembly Member Celeste Rodriguez, which would require eight hours of firearm safety training, including live-fire instruction, before obtaining a firearm safety certificate and would add a requirement for new residents who import firearms. Supporters said California should require training comparable to other safety-sensitive activities and that the measure would reduce gun deaths; opponents argued the bill misunderstands the existing FSC process, would be hard to implement because of range and instructor limits, and would burden a constitutional right. The bill passed on a due-pass-as-amended motion to Appropriations and was held on call. The committee also heard AB 1424 by Rodriguez, which would require CDCR climate resiliency and heat-safety measures in prisons, including temperature monitoring, shade, showers, fans, and emergency planning. Prisoner-rights and labor groups strongly supported the bill, citing extreme heat, wildfire, and flooding risks, while one opponent said the monitoring mandate could be too costly; the bill was moved on a due-pass motion to Labor and Employment and held on call. Finally, the committee began hearing AB 1258 by Assembly Member Kalra, which would extend the sunset of the Young Adult Deferred Entry Program through 2029 for selected counties. Kalra and Santa Clara County Judge Erica You described the program’s success in reducing recidivism and providing wraparound services for young adults with felony charges, including housing, counseling, and parenting support. The transcript cuts off before the committee completed action on AB 1258.

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• Um, and it was about a vote. That's what it was. Um, and I filed suit.
• And that um the biggest SNAP fraud in this country are those people that are doing it electronically.
• . >> Electronically. >> Electronically and yet you think that the chip card going electronic is the better
• Miss Buckner, you made the statement a couple that the greatest fraud is caused electronically. >> Electronically
• . >> Electronically and yet you think that the chip card going electronic is the better way to do it.

Keywords: 924, joint, all

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• Those favoring a vote by the yeas and nays will arise.
• Their votes by electronic device. This is a 15-minute... VOTE. The yeas are 414. The nays are two.
• to vote for it.
• And you ought to be proud to know that I voted for it.
• You get to vote on defense and non-defense discretionary.

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Thursday, June 25, 2026, 1012, house, all

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• Yeah No, we're voting on it. It's great. I swear OK, I'm sorry. We asked.
• Curry, are we voting?
• So it's both the support bills we're gonna know vote both of them out, OK.
• Just vote yes. And, um, offered the idea of No. Just I don't want any.
• Please vote yes on this, and I close. All right, thank you very much.

Bills: HCR 114, HB 137, HB 283, HB 1398, HB 1960, HB 2153, HB 2431, HB 2638, HB 2699, HB 2999, HB 3208, HB 3389, HB 3413, HB 3510, HB 3642, HB 3859, HB 3974, HB 3986, HB 4142, HB 4173, HB 4174, HB 4542, HB 4605, HB 4663, HB 4731, HB 5064, HB 5216, HB 5218, HB 5332, HB 5453, HB 5577

Keywords: memorial, pedestrian bridge, Houston, Sergio Ivan Rodriguez, city council, oversize vehicles, transportation permits, Hidalgo County, port authority, highway routes, healthcare, insurance, mental health, treatment access, state funding, transportation, axle weight, aggregates, regulations, Texas law