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FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Transportation Feb 11th, 2025

Transportation

Transcript Highlights:
  • But with the 2020 census, we went up to 22 voting members. ...census, we went up to 22 voting members
  • Seventeen of those voting members are population-based.
  • members and primary voting members on our board.
  • , or one vote per 150,000 residents, and we chose to... ...or one vote per 150,000 residents.
  • And we chose to do the one voting member per 150,000.
Summary: The Senate Committee on Transportation met to hear presentations from the Florida Department of Transportation on rural arterial roadways and transportation resiliency, followed by a panel discussion on metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs). FDOT’s Will Watts described the state’s growing population and travel demand, emphasizing that rural arterials are critical for connectivity, freight movement, evacuation routes, and congestion relief. He outlined FDOT’s project selection factors, noted thousands of identified rural arterial needs with billions in unfunded demand, and explained that the department uses community input and long-range planning to prioritize safety, capacity, and economic development. Watts then discussed resiliency planning for hurricanes and flooding, focusing on structural design, storm readiness, and drainage. He highlighted efforts such as elevated bridges, wave attenuators, coastal armoring, drainage upgrades, and materials testing at FDOT’s research facilities to extend service life and reduce storm damage. Committee members asked about local project selection, materials research, LiDAR use, and legislative support; Watts said local coordination drives project priorities and asked lawmakers to protect the Transportation Trust Fund. The MPO panel, led by FDOT’s Kim Holland, explained that MPOs are federally required in urban areas over 50,000 population and that Florida has 27, the most in the nation. Holland said MPOs identify and prioritize transportation needs through long-range plans and public engagement, and she noted that several regions are exploring consolidation after the 2020 Census, especially in Tampa Bay and Southwest Florida. Representatives from MetroPlan Orlando, Forward Pinellas, Pasco MPO, and Hillsborough discussed their structures and the potential benefits and challenges of merging, including representation, governance, funding, and maintaining local voice. Members generally supported regional collaboration, urged patience as studies continue, and emphasized the need for transparent public engagement, while the committee adjourned after no further business.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • Please silence all electronic devices.
  • And by your vote, CS for SB 1694 is reported favorably.
  • to have somebody voted on individually.
  • You've heard each appointee, and we'll be taking an entire group vote, a block vote, on this unless you
  • Is there any senator who would like to be recorded on voting on?
Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Higher Education convened with a quorum and first took up CS for SB 1694 on technology education. The bill would require technology-integrated postsecondary general education core courses to include digital literacy and competency instruction, including use of artificial intelligence tools, and would encourage high school computer science courses that include AI to teach how AI systems use data, their benefits and limitations, and responsible use in academic and personal settings. The bill sponsor and several supporters emphasized preparing students for an AI-driven workforce while teaching critical evaluation and ethical use; one speaker raised concerns about overreliance on AI and the need to preserve real-world skills. Senator Davis supported the measure and suggested introducing similar instruction earlier, possibly in middle school. The committee voted the bill favorably, with Senator Leak later recorded in the affirmative. The committee then heard a large block of confirmations for higher education boards, including appointees to Tallahassee State College, the University of South Florida, the University of North Florida, Palm Beach State College, the College of the Florida Keys, Hillsborough College, Miami-Dade College, Florida A&M University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida International University, New College of Florida, Florida Polytechnic University, and the University of Florida. The appointees generally highlighted backgrounds in education, health care, law, business, technology, and public service, and described priorities such as student success, workforce alignment, affordability, fiscal responsibility, and institutional growth. One nominee to Tallahassee State College was asked about low NCLEX pass rates and said the college had a plan approved by the Florida Board of Nursing. Another nominee discussed Florida Poly’s STEM mission, and several members praised the nominees’ community ties and professional experience. After hearing the appointees, the committee voted to report the block of confirmations favorably to the Ethics and Elections Committee. The committee then received a high-level overview of the higher education budget, totaling $11.9 billion, with major emphasis on workforce training and development. Highlights included increases for school district workforce education, the Florida College System, workforce development capitalization, a rural educator recruitment program, funding for the USF Center for Nursing, preeminent research universities, UCF’s community school grant program, UF’s literacy and math initiatives, UF’s autism and neurodevelopment center, and a postsecondary guardian program for campus security. Members asked a brief question about a workforce fund transfer, and the chair explained it was a transfer of an existing program with new funds added. No public comment was offered, and the meeting adjourned.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Texas Ethics Commission Jun 12th, 2025

Texas House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The mailers were part of a coordinated campaign to divert votes from Huffman to another opponent who
  • The adjusted thresholds are codified in the TCEC rules and voting policies.
  • voting and the report for 12 days straight.
  • Oh, am I wise, voted no?
  • I vote no. Okay, so Natalie, let me make sure I understand.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

State Affairs May 5th, 2025

State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members, this is the exact same vote we took on SB3 last week.
  • But it's the same vote we took last week.
  • So, I voted for that bill, just so you'll know.
  • Please vote no on this bill. Thank you for your testimony.
  • It came to you out of the Senate with a 31 to 0 vote.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/16/26

Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Transcript Highlights:
  • So, members can appear and vote online.
  • I'm with Vote Solar. I'm the Midwest regional director there.
  • I'm with Vote Solar. I'm the Midwest regional director there.
  • Equipment that utilizes electric energy for electronic, electromechanical, chemical, heating, lighting
  • The chair called for a vote, and the motion prevailed; the amendment was adopted. Ms.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Secretary, please call the vote.
  • Baines, not voting. Bennett? Aye. Benet, aye. Calderone, not voting. D'Amio? No. Demio, no.
  • Respectfully, yes, and I vote. Awesome.
  • Secretary, please call the vote. AB 1916. Appropriations Secretary, please call the vote.
  • Secretary, please call the vote. Did you have any closing statements? I just asked for an aye vote.
Summary: The committee heard several bills related to public safety, emergency response, wildfire prevention, and environmental protection. AB 2152 by Assembly Member Mark Gonzalez would streamline CEQA litigation for new fire station projects and add best-practice requirements; supporters, including firefighters, said it would help communities and firefighter safety, while opponents argued the project labor agreement requirements would raise costs and limit participation for small and nonunion contractors. The bill passed to Appropriations. AB 2041 by Assembly Member Carrillo would expand reporting related to 911 dispatcher pre-arrival medical instructions; after amendments and stakeholder agreement, opposition groups said they would remove their opposition, and the bill passed to Appropriations. AB 2101 by Assembly Member Gipson would require human trafficking notices and training at disaster sites and for disaster response workers; supporters said it would protect vulnerable workers, while broadband, city, and county representatives raised implementation concerns, especially in rural disaster areas. It passed to Appropriations despite a no vote from Vice Chair Hadwick. The committee also considered AB 1805, which would require an audit and stronger oversight of the state’s Next Generation 911 project after concerns about major spending and delays. CalNENA supported the bill’s transparency and accountability provisions, and the measure passed to Appropriations. AB 1536 by Assembly Member Addis would tighten safety and public review requirements for offshore oil pipeline restarts and require decommissioning of certain spill-prone pipelines; environmental and coastal government groups supported it, while the Western States Petroleum Association warned it would threaten fuel supply and pipeline operations. The bill passed to Appropriations on a divided vote. AB 1964 would direct the State Fire Marshal to survey home hardening in fire-prone areas and estimate costs; it passed to Appropriations with broad support. AB 1960, also by Assembly Member Bennett, would use a portion of wildfire prevention grants to encourage community-level home hardening certification. The author said the bill would create incentives and broader public awareness, while the vice chair argued it would favor communities that can already afford hardening and divert resources from higher-need areas; the bill still passed to Appropriations. AB 1863 by Assembly Member DeMaio would clarify that people cannot be charged simply for calling 911 or when no services are rendered, while preserving fees for actual services and allowing billing for legitimate emergency response costs; it passed to the Assembly floor. The committee also took up consent item AB 2517, which passed to Appropriations. After add-on votes for absent members, the meeting adjourned.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Criminal Justice Apr 1st, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • Silence all electronic devices.
  • By your vote CS for SB 1140, is reported favorably.
  • But respectfully, I'm going to be a no vote today, but I hope to be a yes vote the next time I see it
  • And so I implore you all to think of their faces when you vote today and vote up on this bill because
  • By your Vote.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

March 19, 2025 - 01:00 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • I look forward to a vote up to make a change. Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, ma'am.
  • Having closed, Isabel, please call the roll on HB 1479 and announce the vote.
  • Today, I'm asking for you to vote yes for House Bill 1283.
  • I encourage each of you to vote yes. Thank you. Thank you.
  • Good bill, proud to vote up on it. Are you sure that's all you've got? Thank you.
Summary: The Criminal Justice Subcommittee considered a long agenda of criminal justice, public safety, and related bills. Early measures included HB 1171, tolling the statute of limitations for failure to make mandatory child abuse reports, and HB 1403, expanding school safety provisions by allowing child care facilities in the guardian program and clarifying perimeter and door-security rules; both passed unanimously, with HB 1403 adopted as amended. The committee also approved HB 1099, giving law enforcement discretion in arrests involving elderly or medically vulnerable individuals in facilities; HB 1121, strengthening restrictions on misuse of unmanned aircraft systems; HB 1525, creating penalties for impersonating rideshare drivers and clarifying transportation-disadvantaged access; and PCS for HB 687, increasing penalties for repeat DUI/vehicular homicide offenses known as “Trenton’s Law.” Members then advanced HB 847 to create an FDLE grant program for expedited DNA testing, PCS for HB 757 to prohibit altered sexual depictions of identifiable persons and create a civil remedy, and HB 1415 to repeal an obsolete Broward County narcotics enforcement unit. The committee also heard and approved HB 1207, the Tristan Murphy Act, which expands mental health diversion grants, creates a model diversion process, and establishes a behavioral healthcare data repository; testimony from the bill’s namesake’s mother and law enforcement emphasized the need for treatment over incarceration. HB 1351 updated sexual offender/predator registration rules, and HB 1479 created a public records exemption for domestic violence lethality assessment forms; both passed without opposition. Later, the committee approved PCS for HB 1283, making sex trafficking of children under 12 or mentally incapacitated persons a capital felony, despite constitutional concerns raised in debate; the bill passed 13-2. PCS for HB 781, addressing cyber intimidation by publication (doxing), also passed unanimously after supporters described it as a needed tool against online harassment. Finally, CSHB 139 authorized pawnbrokers to use digital transaction forms, and PCS for HB 107 created and enhanced penalties for fraudulent use of gift cards. Most bills were reported favorably, many unanimously, and several were amended before passage.
ND

North Dakota 2026 1st Special Session

Joint Policy Jan 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm

Transcript Highlights:
  • Are we voting in laws or do we do the voice votes? I suppose you have to vote in laws, don't we?
  • Are we voting in laws or do we do the voice votes? I suppose you have to vote in laws, don't we?
  • or a roll call vote.
  • No, amendment you can voice vote. We can do it electronically. What? On the bill, yes.
  • Yep, we got two no votes and no votes from the House. So we had two no votes and...
Keywords: 908, all
Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 2401, which would require physicians to complete continuing education on nutrition and metabolic health as part of the state’s rural health transformation effort. HHS supported the bill, saying it would help physicians better address chronic disease and preserve federal grant points tied to the state’s application. A member of the public also testified in favor, arguing that better nutrition education could improve diabetes outcomes and reduce costs. The committee then adopted an amendment to add the Board of Occupational Therapy Practice to the background-check statute so the occupational therapy compact could proceed, and it passed the bill as amended on a roll call vote. The committee next heard House Bill 1621, which would require the Presidential Fitness Physical Fitness Test in elementary, middle, and high school physical education courses. HHS said the bill was part of the rural health transformation application and could help preserve federal funding, but members raised many questions about the test’s criteria, adaptive options for students with disabilities, equipment needs, and whether the bill should apply to non-public schools. Senator Clemens offered an amendment to limit the requirement to public schools, but it failed. Senator Hogan then offered an amendment to clarify exemptions and allow DPI to align implementation with federal guidance; that amendment passed. A further amendment adding language allowing DPI to establish criteria for and exceptions to the test also passed. The committee then approved the bill as amended on a roll call vote. The committee also considered House Bill 1622, which joins North Dakota to the physician assistant licensure compact. HHS said the compact would improve access to care, especially in rural areas, support military families, and help preserve rural health transformation funding. Members noted the compact had been discussed in a prior session and that many earlier concerns had been resolved. After brief discussion about the compact process and its consistency with other interstate compacts, the committee voted to do pass the bill. Finally, the committee began Senate Bill 2402, which expands pharmacists’ prescriptive authority and therapeutic substitution powers. HHS and the Board of Pharmacy supported the bill as a way to improve access to care and maintain rural health transformation funding. Senator Roers introduced a detailed amendment negotiated with the Board of Medicine and Board of Pharmacy to narrow and clarify the bill, including notification requirements, limits on certain drug categories, and patient-protection language for therapeutic substitution. The Board of Pharmacy then testified in support of the broader bill and explained the CLIA-waived testing provisions and the repeal of the older, narrower pharmacist-testing language. The hearing and amendment discussion were still underway when the transcript ended.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

House Chamber - Tue Mar 4, 2025, 9:00 AM HST - Day 25

Hawaii House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • While I appreciate that this bill expands the use of electronic voting and other mechanisms that hopefully
  • While I appreciate that this bill expands the use of electronic voting and other mechanisms that hopefully
  • While I appreciate that this bill expands the use of electronic voting and other mechanisms that hopefully
  • While I appreciate that this bill expands the use of electronic voting and other mechanisms that hopefully
  • While I appreciate that this bill expands the use of electronic voting and other mechanisms that hopefully
Keywords: 910, house, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/19/2026 - House Health & Human Services

Health & Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • I vote aye. Vice Chair Heap: Aye. Chairwoman Bliss: Aye.
  • I urge you to vote no on stripping this vital oversight.
  • And with that, I vote. Representative Vigua? Madam Chair, please. Thank you.
  • As an attorney, I do not feel comfortable voting for that in this form.
  • All right, the last bill is a bill brought back for reconsideration of vote.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Education Pre-K - 12 Mar 11th, 2025

Education Pre-K - 12

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please silence all electronic devices.
  • And with your vote, SB 370 is reported favorably. Thank you.
  • And by your vote, Senate Bill 508 is reported favorably.
  • And by your vote, SB 1472 is reported favorably.
  • And by your vote, SB 1472 is reported favorably.
Summary: The Pre-K-12 Education Committee took up a series of education, school safety, health, and student access bills. SB 754 on International Baccalaureate bonus funds was amended to clarify the theory of knowledge course and then reported favorably. SB 370 would allow routine non-invasive school health screenings, such as vision, hearing, and dental checks, to proceed with written notice and an opt-out process rather than active parental consent; supporters said it would improve participation and access, while opponents argued it was too broad and weakened parental rights. After debate over scope, funding, and consent, the bill was reported favorably. The committee also advanced SB 1070, which would require ECG screenings for student athletes under a phased rollout beginning in 2026, with religious and medical opt-outs. The bill was renamed the Second Chance Act in honor of Chance Gainer. Supporters described it as a life-saving measure to detect hidden cardiac conditions, while some members raised cost and implementation concerns. SB 508, the Family Empowerment Scholarship bill, would require private schools to disclose in writing what accommodations and services they will provide to students with IEPs, 504 plans, or ELL plans before enrollment; it was supported by parents, advocacy groups, and some school representatives and was reported favorably. School safety measures were also considered. SB 1470 would refine campus locking and supervision rules, create clearer exceptions, expand training and security options for school safety personnel, and allow district-employed law enforcement officers to use canines for threat detection. Witnesses from school safety and Parkland-related advocacy groups supported the bill but urged caution on exemptions and implementation details. SB 1472 would extend a public records exemption to certified school security guards, matching the protection already given to school guardians, and it was reported favorably. Finally, SB 248 would expand participation in FHSAA sports for private school and home education students at public schools when their own schools do not offer the sport, and SB 1618 made broad changes to VPK through grade 12 policy, including reading instruction, financial literacy, school funds restrictions, teacher certification, and advisory council rules; both bills were reported favorably. Several members later recorded votes in support of specific tabs before the committee adjourned.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Criminal Justice Mar 4th, 2025

Criminal Justice

Transcript Highlights:
  • Please silence all electronic devices.
  • By your vote, SB 472 is reported favorably. Thank you.
  • By your vote, SB 472 is reported favorably. Thank you.
  • By your vote, SB 276 is reported favorably.
  • They have their voting rights restored.
Summary: The committee met and took up several criminal justice, public safety, and boating measures. It first heard SB 168, the Tristan Murphy Act, which would create mental health diversion options for eligible misdemeanor and felony defendants, expand mental health and substance abuse grant uses, require evaluations and treatment recommendations in certain cases, add Hillsborough County to a forensic diversion pilot list, and create a behavioral health data repository. After adopting a technical amendment, the bill received strong support from NAMI Florida, family advocates, sheriffs, and the Murphy family, and was reported favorably on a unanimous vote. The committee also approved SB 86, expanding peer support programs for certain law enforcement support personnel, and SB 472, allowing inmates who complete approved education in correctional facilities to receive credit toward professional licensure requirements. Both bills were amended and then reported favorably without opposition. SB 276, which increases penalties for unlawfully sheltering or aiding an unmarried minor and creates a defense for actions taken to protect a minor from danger, drew questions about runaway youth, LGBTQ youth, and the scope of the defense; the sponsor said he was open to further amendment, and the bill passed favorably. Members then approved SB 402, updating the unlawful use of uniforms, medals, or insignia statute to reference the armed forces by definition rather than by branch. SB 490, as amended, would let law enforcement, correctional, and correctional probation officers carry concealed off duty and exempt law enforcement officers, correctional officers, and active military service members from the three-day waiting period for rifle and shotgun purchases; it passed 8-1 after debate over the waiting period and equal treatment concerns. Finally, the committee passed SB 628, Lucy’s Law, to strengthen boating safety and penalties, after adopting an amendment that removed proposed changes to warrantless blood draws and boating education requirements; the bill was supported by the family of Lucy Fernandez and passed unanimously. The meeting then adjourned.
MN

Minnesota 2025 1st Special Session

Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety - Part 2 - 03/27/25

Judiciary and Public Safety

Transcript Highlights:
  • that are currently not in an electronic that are currently not in an electronic medium<02:35:52.760
  • > electronic<02:35:53.359> records<02:35:53.840> better medium electronic records
  • E-Trace is an electronic tracing of the firearm if there is a serial number available.
  • E-Trace is an electronic tracing of the firearm if there is a serial number available.
  • E-Trace is an electronic tracing of the firearm if there is a serial number available.
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
WY

Wyoming 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session-Day 13, February 24, 2026-AM

Wyoming House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Closing<01:22:39.040> vote. Closing vote. Vote closed. 52 aye, 4 no, 4 excused.
  • Closing vote. Vote closed. 51 aye, 7 no, 4 excused.
  • Closing<01:30:52.400> vote. Closing vote. Closing vote. Vote<01:30:54.320> closed.
  • that, I ask for a no vote. that, I ask for a no vote.
  • Closing vote.
Keywords: 916, all
WV
Transcript Highlights:
  • Then we'll have the motion repeated before we vote. Okay. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
  • Counsel, could you please repeat the amendment before we vote?
  • All those were voted on by the subcommittee.
  • I just want to make sure what we're voting on.
  • If we... ...debate, and perhaps amend, we would vote yes on the motion.
Keywords: 994, senate, all
Summary: The committee considered and advanced several bills. House Bill 4995, concerning video cameras in special education classrooms, was explained as requiring parents to be notified of recording interruptions, providing written notice of the law to parents and school employees, shortening the required random review of recordings from every 90 days to every 30 days, and clarifying that school boards must still conduct independent investigations even if DHS or prosecutors do not act. The committee adopted the motion to report the bill to the full Senate. House Bill 5214, dealing with drug testing in child abuse and neglect cases, would allow courts to order testing of parents in certain cases, require laboratory confirmation of positives, and require DHS to notify the court and other parties; the committee adopted the strike-and-insert amendment, then reported the bill as amended and adopted a title amendment. The committee also advanced House Bill 4025 and House Bill 5441, both restructuring state personnel systems. HB 4025 would exempt employees of the Department of Health, health facilities, and human services from classified civil service and grievance procedures beginning July 1, 2026, while preserving status for some current employees and allowing exemptions to comply with federal requirements; the committee adopted a piecemeal amendment and reported it as amended. HB 5441 would eliminate separate civil service systems for Transportation, Revenue, and the Bureau for Social Services and move classifications and compensation structures to the Division of Personnel, with testimony from the governor’s counsel emphasizing faster hiring and more flexibility; the committee adopted the strike-and-insert amendment and reported the bill as amended. House Bill 4602, a child welfare pilot program creating a private community-based system for post-removal services, drew testimony from DHS about concerns over costs, continuity, oversight, and child well-being outcomes, while supporters argued it could reduce caseloads and improve flexibility. The chair amended the bill to remove one of the two pilot regions, leaving only the Berkeley/Jefferson County pilot, and the committee then reported the bill as amended despite opposition from the senator from Marion. House Bill 4106, removing the provisional concealed handgun license requirement for ages 18 to 21, heard testimony from a pediatrician opposing the change and from a gun rights advocate supporting it; an amendment requiring firearms training for under-21 carriers failed by a 1-14 roll call, and the committee then reported the bill as amended. Finally, House Bill 4198, after a subcommittee rewrite, was advanced with a strike-and-insert amendment that refined E-Verify requirements for public and private employers, added exemptions for certain small or new employers and sole proprietors, clarified recordkeeping and notice requirements, and adjusted penalties and enforcement procedures. After a motion for the previous question, the committee adopted the amendment and reported HB 4198 as amended. House Bill 5319 was removed from the agenda, and the committee adjourned.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Regulated Industries Mar 12th, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • And by your Vote SB 578 will be reported favorably members tab 4.
  • Yes. >> By your Vote SB 2.
  • Yes. >> And by your vote, let's show SB 652. Reported favorably.
  • Most of us voted for that bill.
  • I'd like to recorded voting in >> Thank you. Madam Chair.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Thursday, February 12, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15-minute vote. >> Mr.
  • Members will record their votes by electronic device. This is a 15-minute vote. bill.
  • record their votes by electronic device. record their votes by electronic device.
  • I'm going to vote my conscience. I ask others to vote theirs. Just vote your conscience.
  • vote theirs. Just vote your conscience. vote theirs. Just vote your conscience.
OK
Transcript Highlights:
  • Speaker, I'm voting no today.
  • Those wishing to vote or change vote, the chair is preparing to close.
  • Representative Lawson now asks that the vote on the bill be the vote on emergency.
  • Those wishing to vote or change vote, the Chair is preparing to close. Clear the vote.
  • Clear the vote. Declare the vote: 74 aye, 16 nay.
Bills: HR1046, SB1733, SB1439
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and several special recognitions tied to the 31st anniversary of the Oklahoma City bombing. The chamber honored the 138th Fighter Wing Civil Engineer Squadron Fire Department as Veterans of the Week, and also recognized Dr. Camissa Stewart as Doctor of the Day and Tammy Powell as Nurse of the Day for their roles in the 1995 bombing response. A lengthy floor presentation followed, featuring remarks from legislators, Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell, memorial museum leaders, Justice Stephen Taylor, and Pastor Ronnie Fields, all focused on remembrance, the Oklahoma standard, the victims and survivors, and the importance of hope, civility, and the rule of law. On legislation, Senate Bill 1733 was presented and debated. The bill requires school personnel who have reason to believe a student is a victim of child sexual abuse or sexual misconduct to report it to law enforcement within 24 hours. Supporters said it clarifies and strengthens reporting requirements to protect children, while opponents warned it could trigger harmful public accusations and undermine trust in educators and administrators. The House passed the bill 92-1, and the emergency clause also passed 92-1. The House also considered Senate Bill 1439, an oil and gas measure intended to bar speculative climate-related lawsuits and limit liability to actual violations and provable harm. Supporters argued it would prevent frivolous litigation, protect the state’s energy economy, and keep costs down for consumers; opponents said it would create a special legal carve-out for industry and shift costs to taxpayers and families. The bill passed 74-16. In addition, Senate Bill 2184 was assigned to Rules, and H.J.R. 1078 and H.J.R. 1079 were withdrawn from Rules and sent to appropriations and budget committees. The House adjourned after announcements and introductions.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Transportation Finance and Policy Committee 3/19/25

Transportation Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • Then we'll have comment and then vote on it. Thank you, Chair Goss.
  • We can vote on the A1 amendment here and then move on to the A3.
  • We need nine votes. Um, and so the A3 amendment did not actually prevail.
  • This is compounded by the fact of the active use of electronic devices that are going along with this
  • devices that are going along electronic devices that are going along with<01:38:14.080> this<
Keywords: 1183, house