Video & Transcript Research : 'development fees'

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CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Jun 2nd, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Assembly Bill 893 expands a streamlined ministerial approval process for mixed-income developments on
  • Assembly Bill 893 expands a streamlined ministerial approval process for mixed income developments on
  • Housing delivery supports are developed.
  • AB 913 will help protect the state's investment in existing affordable housing developments.
  • AB913 will help protect the state's investment in existing affordable housing developments.
Summary: The Assembly met on May 23, 2025, established a quorum after a roll call, and proceeded through a long House of Origin floor session with prayers, the Pledge of Allegiance, and routine parliamentary actions. Early in the day, a motion by Assembly Member Gallagher to suspend the rules and take up AB 12 immediately failed on a 18-39 vote. The chamber then moved through the daily file, with many measures passing by wide margins, often with bipartisan support and little or no opposition. Among the notable bills discussed were measures on law enforcement oversight and records access (AB 847), CalFresh data-sharing exemptions (AB 593), campus-area housing for students and staff (AB 893), insurance and wildfire hardening updates (AB 1), missing middle housing code changes (AB 6), tribal peace officer status in a pilot program (AB 31), utility bill analysis before new mandates (AB 61), fairgrounds funding (AB 258), Diwali as a state holiday (AB 268), labor and worker organizing rights (AB 288), algorithmic price-fixing and antitrust enforcement (AB 325), elections and jail voter information (AB 331), protections for judges and court personnel (AB 343 and AB 352), school construction procurement (AB 361), school-zone speed limits (AB 382), transit worker protections (AB 394), blue carbon coastal mitigation (AB 399), K-9 standards for law enforcement (AB 400), livestock carcass composting (AB 411), translation of housing materials (AB 413), immigrant educational rights notices (AB 419), gun violence restraining order implementation (AB 451), special education and child care measures (AB 560 and AB 563), cannabis tax relief (AB 564), and disability access protections for businesses (AB 649). Several bills addressed housing, energy, public health, and public safety, and many authors emphasized affordability, transparency, and administrative efficiency. The session also included several ceremonial or recognition items, including ACR 73 declaring Italian American Heritage Month, which was adopted by voice vote after 65 coauthors were added. Most measures were approved overwhelmingly, though a few drew some dissent, including AB 421? no—AB 399 passed 42-30, AB 450 passed 49-6, AB 461 passed 49-8, and AB 621 passed 58-0. The transcript ends partway through AB 772, which was introduced as an educational equity bill addressing cyberbullying after school hours, but the remainder of that item is not included in the provided text.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

WAM-HWN Informational Briefing 01-06-2025

Hawaii Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Why don't you develop them?
  • gotten a developer fee on the Noni Village Center.
  • developer you know who that developer developer you know who that developer was<01:17:20.560>
  • It's already what the fee might be, what it covers. What the fee might be, what it covers.
  • Development for you, right?
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The joint Ways and Means and Hawaiian Affairs committee heard a budget presentation from the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands on its biennium requests for critical projects, repairs and maintenance, and operations. DHHL described its role in administering the Hawaiian Home Lands Trust, noted the large beneficiary wait list, and said prior funding, including Act 279, has helped the department accelerate land development and reduce vacancies. Officials said they have about 47,219 applications involving 29,548 Native Hawaiians, roughly 28 projects underway, and that about $471 million of a $600 million appropriation has been encumbered, with the remaining lapse-fix funds expected to be resolved before the June 30, 2026 deadline. DHHL emphasized that its current request would support additional lot development and could help produce roughly 6,000 units from the existing project pipeline, with another phase of requests potentially adding about 2,000 more units. The department said it is prioritizing shovel-ready projects, accelerating lease awards and orientations, and using a mix of approaches including paper leases, rental-with-option-to-purchase, owner-builder, and loan programs. Officials also discussed a shift toward denser urban development, citing projects in West Oahu and Honolulu, and said the department is working to reduce its vacancy rate and move beneficiaries onto the land more quickly. Members questioned why Oahu, despite having the largest wait list, was receiving comparatively lower amounts, and DHHL responded that land availability and cost drive those decisions, with Oahu having limited developable land and very high acquisition costs. The department pointed to land acquisition on Kauai and other islands, and to urban high-rise projects that can yield far more units on small parcels. Members also raised long-term maintenance and wildfire risk, asking whether current acquisition and development choices account for future infrastructure costs; DHHL said maintenance is a growing concern, especially on large unused or isolated lands, and that it is pursuing Firewise planning, federal funds, and partnerships to reduce risk. The discussion also touched on mixed-use and community-led development, with DHHL explaining that it leases land to nonprofit homestead associations under general leases with milestones, business-plan requirements, and land-use restrictions to support local services and community goals.
NV

Nevada 2025 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session May 29th, 2025 at 11:00 am

Nevada Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The amendment removes most provisions of the bill except those increasing certain fees and authorizing
  • The amendment removes most provisions of the bill except those increasing certain fees and authorizing
  • President, your Committee on Revenue and Economic Development, to which were referred Assembly Bills
  • Increases certain fees relating to emissions testing.
  • Senate Bill 431 introduced by Senate Committee on revenue and economic development revises provisions
Keywords: 909, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • In addition, CSU estimates its tuition and fee revenue will increase by about $188 million in 2025-26
  • This has created a new level of consistency, oversight, and professional development for our campuses
  • We asked each university to develop an initial plan that was submitted to the CFA.
  • Opportunity to develop a stand-alone CSU campus. I know he's been wanting one for a long time.
  • Fees.
Keywords: 988, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Revenue and Taxation Committee Jun 15th, 2026

Revenue and Taxation

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a scheme to avoid paying California taxes and license fees when you buy expensive cars in some other
  • exotic luxury cars like Ferraris and Porsches in Montana to avoid paying California's sales taxes and fees
  • Although the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration has historically treated infant formula
  • , The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration has historically treated infant formula as
  • premature; my triplets were premature and also required a very specific type of formula as they developed
Keywords: 988, house, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • We are proud sponsors of SB 909, which would modernize public works contractor registration fees, update
  • We're also concerned that increasing fees and penalties does not address the underlying issue identified
  • The technology is developing rapidly, but it's not perfect.
  • Mark Watson, representing Wareham Development Company.
  • Mark Watson, representing Wareham Development Company.
Summary: The Assembly Labor and Employment Committee heard several bills focused on worker protections, AI in the workplace, bereavement leave, and construction labor standards. SB 909 by Senator Smallwood-Cuevas would increase public works contractor registration fees, raise prevailing wage and related penalties, and direct half of collected penalties back into the Public Works Enforcement Fund. Supporters said the bill would help combat wage theft and misclassification and strengthen enforcement; opponents argued the higher fees and penalties would burden contractors without fixing enforcement backlogs. The committee voted the bill out on a due pass motion to Appropriations. The committee also approved SB 951 by Senator Reyes, which would require 60-day notice when 25 or more workers are displaced by technology and require reporting on AI-related job impacts. Supporters framed it as a response to rapid AI-driven layoffs and a way to gather real-time data; opponents raised concerns about small employers, proprietary information, and litigation. SB 947 by Senator McNerney, the “No Robo Bosses Act,” would require human review of automated discipline, termination, or deactivation decisions and restrict predictive behavior analysis. Supporters said it would prevent biased or mistaken automated decisions; opponents objected to the inclusion of independent contractors, private rights of action, and other provisions. Both bills were advanced to the Committee on Privacy and Consumer Protection. The committee also passed SB 1149 by Senator Durazo, which would expand bereavement leave to cover a “designated person,” including chosen family relationships. Supporters, including AARP and a witness who described losing a long-term partner, said the bill reflects modern family structures; there was no opposition. In addition, SB 1185 by Senator Cortese, applying skilled and trained workforce standards to pharmaceutical facility construction, was approved despite opposition from business and construction groups who said there was no demonstrated safety problem and that the mandate could raise costs and reduce competition. Several other bills on the consent calendar were also approved, and all measures were reported out of committee.
OK

Oklahoma 2026 Regular Session

Public Safety REVISED Apr 21st, 2026

Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • Any fees recovered cannot be... my apologies... any fees recovered cannot be placed in a general revenue
  • ...an accident response fee to what their mission is, which is to go serve.
  • Those accident fees can be $710 to $1,800 per accident.
  • Those accident fees can be $710 to $1,800 per accident.
  • Certainly, we've developed a friendship that will carry on long past this, wherever things lead us.
Bills: HB3045
Summary: The Public Safety Committee first considered several gubernatorial nominations. Brent Black of Bixby was renominated to the Forensic Review Board, with Senator Guthrie noting the board’s seven-member makeup and the need for mental health professionals; the nomination was advanced 8-0. Lou Ann Moody of Henrietta was then presented for the Forensic Review Board. Moody described her long legal career, her work as city attorney and in juvenile/dependency matters, and her decision to avoid criminal defense work to avoid ethical conflicts. Members asked about the board’s caseload and meeting schedule, and the nomination was advanced 8-0. The committee also heard the nomination of a retired Oklahoma Highway Patrol officer, Mr. McCoy, to the OSBI Commission. He emphasized his decades of law enforcement and emergency-management experience, and the nomination was advanced 8-0. The committee then took up House Bill 3045, with an amendment offered by Senator Reinhart. The amendment would allow certain fire departments, rural fire districts, and fire protection districts in municipalities under 200,000 population to recover accident response fees, while preventing those fees from going into general revenue or funding non-fire services. Reinhart explained the bill was intended to address fire departments’ ability to recover costs while limiting the impact on the state’s two largest cities. Senator Brooks questioned why the exemption would apply only to the largest municipalities, and Reinhart responded that Tulsa and Oklahoma City would see the greatest fiscal impact and that rural departments lacked comparable revenue sources. Senator Murdoch raised a point that the bill had an unescorted fiscal impact on municipalities and asked for a ruling under the Municipal Fiscal Impact Act. The chair took the matter under advisement and, at the sponsor’s request, laid the bill over rather than proceeding further. The meeting concluded with members offering extended personal remarks thanking the chair and vice chair for their leadership and service, and the chair adjourned the committee.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Floor Session Jun 2nd, 2025

California House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • And of course, with development and construction costs at an all.
  • By ensuring that impacts from development are minimized and mitigated, AB 550 addresses.
  • As we develop energy projects, it's important that we consider the near term impact of development on
  • I might add that with the development and the promotion of electric bicycles.
  • Flat fee lawyering causes poor legal outcomes, including more mistakes.
Keywords: 988, house, all
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

FIN Info Briefing - Tue Jan 14, 2025 @ 9:00 AM HST

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:33:26.200> for resource management and development for resource management and development
  • the 54 generate parking and entry fees the 54 generate parking and entry fees now<01:28:18.320><
  • know where we're at with with our fees know where we're at with with our fees and<01:29:49.880><
  • trust getting um that developing trust getting um developing<02:50:56.200> trust<02:50:56.479>
  • The last one is Workforce Development and Wellness.
Keywords: 910, house, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Labor, Health & Social Services Committee, February 16, 2026 - PM

Labor, Health & Social Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • But uh if you hurt the woman that who was the husband's property, you had to pay him a much larger fee
  • property, you had to pay him u a much property, you had to pay him u a much larger<00:03:31.200> fee
  • larger fee. larger fee.
  • It's it's a line of cells that can<00:05:30.720> develop<00:05:31.120> into<00:05:31.520
  • into a heart, but it's still can develop into a heart, but it's still a<00:05:33.120> long<00
Bills: HB0117, HB0126
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Banking and Insurance Feb 11th, 2026

Banking and Insurance

Transcript Highlights:
  • maybe patients might switch to one of the stores that they own, and then they recapture all of those fees
  • And the result is that the trust asset gets unnecessarily consumed by legal and accounting fees.
  • And the result is that the trust asset gets unnecessarily consumed by legal and accounting fees.
  • It helped me develop social...
  • Basketball helped me feel equal to my classmates and friends, helped me develop social skills, and made
Summary: The Banking and Insurance Committee met with a quorum present and temporarily postponed SB 7042 on legal tender and SB 1380 before taking up the remaining agenda. The committee first reported favorably C.S. for SB 326, which modernizes Florida’s curator statute in probate law by clarifying when curators may be appointed, what they may do, and what oversight applies. It then reported favorably SB 1256, which standardizes PBM pharmacy audits by requiring uniform audit standards, scope, frequency, penalties, and due process protections for pharmacies; testimony from pharmacists emphasized concerns about conflicts of interest, excessive audits, and disproportionate penalties, while preserving fraud investigations. The committee also reported favorably C.S. for SB 598 on funeral and cemetery services after adopting an amendment that removed provisions on civil damages caps and phasing out direct disposers; the bill updates licensure and contract rules and addresses unclaimed remains. SB 632, which sets insurance requirements for transportation network companies during the period after a ride is accepted but before pickup, was reported favorably despite opposition from an attorney who argued the existing coverage framework should not be reduced. C.S. for SB 786, creating a nonjudicial process to close out undisputed trusts and discharge trustees, was also reported favorably. The committee then took up SB 1110, a major bill expanding Medicaid and private insurance coverage for medically necessary orthotics and prosthetics, including activity limbs, and requiring annual reporting. After adopting an amendment clarifying eligible recipients, the committee heard extensive emotional testimony from amputees, parents, and advocates describing the medical, developmental, and financial importance of prosthetic coverage, and members spoke in strong support before the bill was reported favorably. Later, the committee considered SB 1588, which implements last session’s legal tender law by refining definitions, narrowing custodian provisions, eliminating unnecessary examination requirements, and repealing the sunset clause; members raised questions about verification and anti-money-laundering concerns, but the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee approved SPB 7044 as a committee bill to expand public records exemptions to records relating to newly regulated custodians of gold and silver. The meeting concluded with senators recording additional affirmative votes on selected bills and adjourning.
KY

Kentucky 2026 Regular Session

House Legislative Session Day 8 (1-15-26)

Kentucky House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 405, an act relating to occupational license fees levied by a board of education.
  • c><00:18:23.039> levied<00:18:23.520> by<00:18:23.600> a occupational license fees
  • levied by a occupational license fees levied by a board<00:18:23.919> of<00:18:24.080> education
  • To economic development<00:23:30.799> and<00:23:31.039> workforce<00:23:31.600> investment
  • , development and workforce investment, development and workforce investment, House<00:23:32.240>
Summary: The House convened with an invocation and the Pledge of Allegiance, then established a quorum with 95 members present. Members approved excusing absences, suspended rules to allow co-sponsorships and vote modifications, and approved the journal from January 14, 2026. The clerk reported second readings of House Bills 176, 184, and 265, and the Health Services Committee reported favorably on House Bills 178 and 280, as well as House Joint Resolution 24, which would direct the Cabinet for Health and Family Services to withdraw a previously submitted 1115A waiver application for a mandatory community engagement program; those measures were advanced to first reading and placed on the calendar. During announcements, members noted a KPA breakfast the next morning, a House Committee on Local Government meeting cancellation, a POB meeting after adjournment, a “Bags of Hope” service project for children in foster care, an open house for higher education leaders, and a Legislative Oversight and Investigation Committee meeting after adjournment. The House then received a large batch of new bill and resolution introductions covering school bus safety, education, literacy funding, local public agency transactions, Alzheimer’s services, tax-dollar restrictions, curriculum, public holidays, trophy catfish, electric generating unit decommissioning costs, sexual offenses against children, fertility treatment, medicinal cannabis, workers’ compensation, occupational license fees, pension supplemental payments, certificate of need, end-of-life patient-directed care, risk protection orders, affordable housing, physician continuing medical education, constitutional term limits for governor and lieutenant governor, jail booking procedures, educators, farmland preservation loans, domestic violence, and several resolutions including Burn Awareness Week, Profound Autism Day, and Suits and Sneakers Day. The House recessed for a Committee on Committees meeting, then received the committee’s report assigning numerous bills to standing committees and making several membership changes, including appointing Representatives Burke, Gentry, and Camuel to specified committees and removing Representatives Gentry, Watkins, and Stevenson from others. No floor amendments were introduced. The House then adjourned by unanimous consent until 9:00 a.m. Friday, January 16, 2026.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-01-14 (4:00PM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • OVER THE SUMMER AND FALL AHCA ELICITED INPUT AND DEVELOPED AN APPLICATION BASED ON THE STATE'S NEEDS.
  • FOR THIS WE PAID A SCHOLARSHIP FUNDING ORGANIZATIONS A 3% ADMINISTRATIVE FEE ON OVER $4 BILLION.
  • REQUIRES SFO'S TO RETURN FUNDS AS A RESULT OF AUDIT FINDINGS, THE BILL REDUCES SFO ADMINISTRATIVE FEES
  • CASE AND FINALLY SENATE BILL 318 DIRECTS THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OVER THE NEXT SIX MONTHS TO DEVELOP
  • FUNDS FOR WHAT THE STABILIZATION FUND IS FOR OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS ON A ROLL TO ENSURE THEY CAN PAY THOSE FEES
Keywords: 998, house, all
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Commerce (02/20/2025)

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • <00:54:46.799> developed<00:54:47.160> using Properties developing under the low-income
  • Parking requirements for residential development?
  • be it's much better to let developers be it's much better to let developers who<01:49:30.119>
  • <01:59:14.760> Corporation Officer for HJ Development Corporation Officer for HJ Development
  • buyer can afford to pay the monthly fees buyer can afford to pay the monthly fees mortgage<02:17
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • /c><00:07:12.880> availability be fees uh user fees or availability be fees uh user fees or availability
  • <00:15:03.760> decisions, inform uh project development decisions, inform uh project development
  • um we have a lot of project development um we have a lot of project development professionals<00
  • , that's a part of project development, that's a part of project development, but<00:25:18.720>
  • Riverport and Industrial Development Riverport and Industrial Development Authorities<00:55:39.839
Summary: The Budget Review Subcommittee on Transportation met without a quorum, so it could not approve the minutes. The chair announced an Eastern Kentucky University health forum later that day and then proceeded with testimony on alternative delivery methods for road projects. Jason Sawala of the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet and Chad Laroo of the Kentucky Association of Highway Contractors were sworn in and introduced themselves. Sawala explained KYTC’s use of alternative delivery tools, including design-build, construction manager/general contractor (CMGC), and public-private partnerships (P3s). He said the cabinet’s goal is to deliver the best value to taxpayers in terms of quality, cost, and time, and emphasized that alternative delivery is most useful on projects with special circumstances such as innovation needs, specialized technology, complex constructibility, schedule pressure, or early contractor input. He cited the cabinet’s wrong-way driving prevention project as an example where design-build helped evaluate technologies and coordinate with stakeholders such as EMS and first responders. He also outlined the main tradeoffs: alternative delivery can improve collaboration and sometimes accelerate schedules, but it also brings risks related to right-of-way acquisition, utility relocation, changing scope, and the need for dedicated staff and compressed decision-making. He stressed that these methods are not a cure-all and are not appropriate for every project, while noting that traditional design-bid-build remains effective for most of KYTC’s work. Representative Branscum responded favorably, saying early contractor involvement is valuable and consistent with his experience in the vertical construction world. No votes or formal actions were taken because the committee lacked a quorum.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-05-02 (11:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Division of Emergency Management will be developing a template for each municipality to develop their
  • Requires charter school sponsors to use the DOE-developed standard monitoring tool in the review of a
  • School sponsors to use the DOE-developed standard monitoring tool in the review of a charter school.
  • Charge any fees. Representative Andrade: Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker.
  • A district school board may not charge—that's new underlying language—rental or leasing fees.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, quorum established, and several recognitions, including a legislative intern, a guest in the gallery, and Representative Bruce Antone’s upcoming induction into the Tuskegee Athletic Hall of Fame. The Speaker also gave brief remarks about the end of session and the freshman class. The chamber then took up a series of Senate-returned messages and concurred or insisted on several amendments while moving bills toward final passage. The House unanimously approved CS/CS/HB 1299 on Department of Health matters, CS/HB 1549 on financial institutions after adopting a House amendment to remove the IOTA-related provision, and CS/CS/SB 768 on foreign ties and business interests after a House concurrence motion. It also insisted on its amendment to CS/CS/CS/SB 184 on housing. CS/CS/HB 875 on educator preparation was amended to restore House provisions on teacher-prep courses, the Florida Center for Teaching Excellence at Miami-Dade College, and related testing and mentor-qualification changes; it passed 91-22 after debate over teacher certification, testing, and “identity politics” language. HB 1101 on out-of-network providers was amended to keep the House’s original notice and referral framework with a good-cause exemption; it passed 87-27 despite objections that it placed too much responsibility on doctors. After recess, the House took up CS/CS/SB 180 on emergency preparedness and response. Members described changes including removal of some homestead-assessment and debris-removal provisions, a study requirement for a post-hurricane county restriction concept, and a Florida Keys evacuation-time change paired with a 10-year cap of 900 permit allocations; the bill passed 116-0. The House also refused to concur in a Senate amendment to HB 1609 on waste incineration and requested the Senate recede. Later, the House returned to HB 1101 and insisted on its amendment after the Senate refused to concur. The longest debate came on CS/CS/HB 1115 on education, where the House amendment replaced the Senate version with the substance of HB 1267, including Schools of Hope, higher education governance, and course transparency. Members questioned provisions expanding Schools of Hope co-location and sponsorship authority beyond traditional opportunity zones, the role of the Department of Education versus school districts, transportation and facility-cost issues, and performance-based agreements. Supporters said the changes would expand options for students and use vacant or underutilized facilities; opponents argued the language was added late, lacked transportation funding, and could allow charter operators to enter high-performing schools. The bill remained under debate at the end of the transcript, with no final vote shown.
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session-Day 8, February 18, 2026-PM

Wyoming Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Business, and Economic Development, to Business, and Economic Development, to whom<00:04:40.960> was
  • and others will actually pay big fees and others will actually pay big fees for<00:22:25.360>
  • Senate File 124, Economic Development Senate File 124, Economic Development Rodeo<00:33:26.640><
  • development that does it very very well. development that does it very very well.
  • going to be an 800 acre development going to be an 800 acre development by<00:38:48.320> the<
Keywords: 916, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

Joint Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions, May 21, 2026 - AM

Corporations, Elections & Political Subdivisions

Transcript Highlights:
  • what those fees look like.
  • <01:41:39.760> So, fees for certain records. So, fees for certain records.
  • to to assess a fee. to to assess a fee. >> Mr.<01:47:56.880> Downing.
  • In addition, to the records fee issue, I want to briefly talk about attorneys' fees.
  • the mandatory ability to wave fees? the mandatory ability to wave fees?
Keywords: 916, all
AR

Arkansas 2026 Regular Session

HOUSE CONVENES Apr 27th, 2026

Arkansas All Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • There are other institutions in the state that charge some type of an athletic fee.
  • This is the Department of Commerce, economic development.
  • But that’s just the game of economic development. Follow-up. You’re recognized.
  • I mean, we're supposed to be about job creation and economic development.
  • in economic development that we see in the state with folks working, the unemployment rate, the development
Keywords: 1204, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Mar 5th, 2026

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The bill includes standard guardrails, including a 25% cap on attorney's fees.
  • Every single facility and infrastructure to serve the development area must be, should be, in the development
  • How could property owners cobble together 15,000 acres, sell it to a developer?
  • If I could assure that this bill would, that these properties would be developed by certain developers
  • There is not anything that gets fees reinstated.
Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a brief introduction of the doctor of the day before moving to the special order calendar. The chamber first took up several claims bills, including SB 6/HB 6507 for relief of L.E. through the Department of Children and Families, which was described as compensation for severe injuries after DCF returned the child to unsafe parents; the House bill was substituted and passed 34-0. SB 26 for the estate of Mark Legata, involving catastrophic injuries tied to FDOT negligence, was also substituted with the House version and passed 35-0. SB 42/HB 47 on specific medical diagnoses and child protective investigations passed 34-0 after supporters said it would require child protection teams to consider certain medical conditions that can mimic abuse. Later, SB 1002 on child welfare passed 37-0 after sponsors said it clarifies that parental drug abuse can constitute harm or neglect and allow earlier court intervention and services, while not changing parental rights law. The Senate then considered education and health-related measures. SB 206/HB 851 on students with autism spectrum disorder was amended to the House bill and passed 35-0; the sponsor said it expands teacher preparation, requires autism-related training, creates a loan forgiveness program, and adds salary supplements for teachers with autism endorsements. SB 556/HB 453 on high school diploma requirements passed 36-0 and would allow students with disabilities to use Special Olympics participation to satisfy PE requirements, while also fixing a marching band credit issue. SB 688 on naturopathic medicine passed 33-3, reestablishing licensure and regulation of naturopathic doctors. SB 878/HB 1347 on clinical laboratory personnel passed 37-0 to address staffing shortages by aligning Florida more closely with federal CLIA standards. SB 914/HB 867 on dry needling by occupational therapists passed 37-0, clarifying authority for that treatment. SB 530 on state lotteries passed 36-0 with updates to operations, security, and retailer rules. SB 964/HB 6011 on financial disclosures and gifts/honoraria passed 36-0 after an amendment restored a percentage-based reporting option. The chamber also approved several government-administration and public-records measures. SB 326/HB 131 on curators of estates passed 36-0, updating probate rules for temporary court-appointed curators. SB 758/HB 625 on the Justice Administrative Commission passed 37-0 after an amendment broadened the judicial member to a judge or senior judge rather than only a circuit judge. SB 830 on public records passed 31-5, creating exemptions for the personal information of county and city managers and certain family members. The Senate also passed SB 21/HB 218 on land use regulations, which preserves hurricane-recovery restrictions in affected counties while lifting them later for unaffected counties, and the sponsor thanked colleagues for helping address unintended consequences from prior law. SB 354 on Blue Ribbon Projects was debated extensively over concerns about local control, conservation protections, and vague standards; after a late amendment excluding data centers from commercial areas, the bill was temporarily postponed rather than passed. Finally, SB 1632/HB 1471 on ideologies inconsistent with American principles and domestic terrorist designations drew significant debate over references to Sharia law, religious freedom, notice, and due process; one amendment striking Sharia references failed, and a second amendment with broader revisions was under discussion when the transcript ended.