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• </c><00:32:58.280><c> the</c><00:32:58.360><c> gallery,</c><00:32:58.760><c> we</c><00:32:58.920><c>
• &gt;&gt; Uh<02:32:33.000><c> Miss</c><02:32:33.200><c> Speaker,</c><02:32:33.520><c> she's</c><02:32:
• </c><02:32:40.760><c> I</c><02:32:40.800><c> couldn't</c><02:32:41.040><c> hear</c><02:32:41.200><c>
• ><c> I</c><02:32:43.040><c> was</c><02:32:43.200><c> going</c><02:32:43.320><c> to</c><02:32:43.400><
• </c><02:32:48.240><c> my</c><02:32:48.400><c> concern</c><02:32:48.880><c> if</c><02:32:49.000><c> the

Keywords: MS House Floor - 4 March, 2026; 10:00 AM, 925, all

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• </c><00:32:21.000><c> when</c><00:32:21.160><c> it</c><00:32:21.280><c> comes</c><00:32:21.680><c> to
• </c><00:32:24.320><c> What</c><00:32:25.000><c> What</c><00:32:25.160><c> do</c><00:32:25.200><c> you
• Or Or Or thoughts<00:32:28.760><c> on</c><00:32:28.960><c> what</c><00:32:29.080><c> how</c><00:32:29.200
• ><c> much</c><00:32:29.400><c> of</c><00:32:29.800><c> that</c><00:32:30.080><c> is</c><00:32:30.200>
• Uh,<00:32:33.320><c> Madam</c><00:32:33.640><c> Chair,</c><00:32:33.840><c> thank</c><00:32:34.080><c

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This multi-billion-dollar effort is going to require implementation over an expected 32-year period of
• Legislative Group, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
• Legislative Group, National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Representative Plankin: So this amendment, this section of law was originally in Chapter 110.
• We moved it to Chapter 112 to line up with the Senate, and it's now better relating to public employees
• But a Real ID costs between $32 and $197 for a US citizen to receive in Florida, and that's if you don't

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• I'm also here on behalf of 32 organizations, congregation for justice, Jewish federation of the greater
• Peninsula Peace and Justice Center, National Federation of Filipino American Associations NorCal Chapter
• I am here with the Chair of the Bay Area Chapter of worker's circle, Arbiter Ring.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• I am also providing the penalty guidelines in Chapter 3 for you.
• The flaring rule, Rule 32, is a good example of this.
• Cyrus Reed, Legislative and Conservation Director, Lone Star Chapter, Sierra Club, testifying neutral

Bills: HB2766, HB2891, HB3334, HB3791, HB3911, HB4021, HB4041, HB4042, HB4384, HB4426

Keywords: inactive wells, oil and gas regulation, environmental protection, Railroad Commission of Texas, well plugging, Railroad Commission, penalties, violations, pipeline safety, civil penalties, criminal penalties, wildfire prevention, oil and gas, safety inspections, administrative penalties, excavation, notification, utilities, underground facilities, regulatory compliance

Transcript Highlights:

• 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38
• I do see some of my sororities over there of Delta Sigma Theta sorority and- from the Alpha Kappa chapter
• committee. on Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development, SB 4559 by Olcott, relating to the repeal of Chapter

Bills: HB9, HB22, HB908, HB1392

Keywords: property tax, ad valorem tax, tangible personal property, income-producing property, business personal property, tax exemption, local government finance, appraisal district, chief appraiser, rendition statement, property tax relief, small business, commercial property, leased property, related business entity, unified business enterprise, tax situs, Texas Tax Code, local taxing unit, constitutional amendment

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• Kind of starting at the beginning of the bill, when you talk about line 32, a state agency applying for
• This is the position of White Coats for Black Lives, a medical trainee organization with active chapters
• This bill also moves the date for Open Government Sunset Review up one year for the Chapter 119 provision

Summary: The committee first confirmed Heather L. Turnbull to the Florida Commission on Community Service without debate. It then took up SPB 7022, which sets Florida Retirement System employer contribution rates beginning July 1, 2025, updates rates to address unfunded liability, and preserves the 3% employee contribution rate. Senator Fine said the bill would increase FRS Trust Fund revenue by about $310 million annually and also gives certain elected officers an option related to DROP accumulations. An amendment was adopted, the bill was submitted as a committee bill, and it was reported favorably. The committee then heard SB 1710, a bill by Senator DeSantis/DeSigley to prohibit state agencies, vendors, and grant recipients from using state funds for DEI-related policies, trainings, and programs, and to impose related restrictions on medical institutions of higher education. Senator Polsky and others questioned the bill’s broad and vague language, its effect on health-related work, public-facing agency positions, private contractors, and medical school admissions. The sponsor said the bill was intended to stop DEI from influencing state agencies and that the medical-school portion would likely be amended out later. Public testimony was overwhelmingly opposed, with speakers arguing the bill would harm health care, education, access, and minority communities; a few supporters said DEI is ideological and should be removed from government and public institutions. After debate, the bill was reported favorably on a party-line style vote, with Senator Errington voting no. The committee then began SB 1678, relating to entities that boycott Israel, with a delete-all amendment. Senator Leak said the bill would expand Florida’s anti-BDS framework to cover nonprofits, foreign educational institutions, foreign government funds, academic boycotts, political subdivisions, and certain grants, while the amendment aligned the bill with existing law and clarified procurement and divestment provisions. Testimony included support from proponents who said Florida should not do business with entities engaged in boycotts of Israel, and opposition from speakers who argued the bill would restrict academic freedom and conscience. Debate continued as the transcript ended, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• ><c> 302</c><00:32:25.960><c> D5</c><00:32:26.960><c> 302</c><00:32:27.480><c> D6</c><00:32:28.039><c
• ><c> thank</c><00:32:34.760><c> you</c><00:32:35.159><c> um</c><00:32:35.880><c> I</c><00:32:35.960><
• to ask questions to<00:32:46.760><c> okay</c><00:32:47.240><c> CH</c><00:32:47.519><c> can</c><00:32
• </c><00:32:50.360><c> um</c><00:32:50.600><c> I'll</c><00:32:50.799><c> ask</c><00:32:50.960><c> you<
• 32:22.199><c> of</c><04:32:22.319><c> all</c><04:32:22.479><c> I'd</c><04:32:22.640><c> like</c><04:32

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard several measures, beginning with HB 194, which would designate May 22 as Maritime Day. Testimony from labor, health, and community groups was in support, and the committee later recommended passage of the bill as is, with several members voting yes and some reserving or being excused. HB 458 would designate April 27 as Brother Joseph Dutton Day; the Department of Accounting and General Services, the Joseph Dutton Guild, and a descendant all supported it, and the committee recommended passage with technical amendments. HB 957 would designate the first Friday in May as Lā‘au Day; support came from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Hawaii Farm Bureau, and many individuals, and the committee recommended passage as is. HB 345 would establish the ʻōpae ula as the state shrimp to promote awareness and protection of anchialine ecosystems; DLNR, Kuaʻāina Ulu ʻAu, and other supporters testified, and the committee recommended passage with technical amendments. The committee also heard HB 901, which would allow public charter schools to appeal directly to the Board of Education on certain operational, governance, or funding matters. The Attorney General and the Public Charter School Commission offered technical comments and suggested amendments, while the commission described its current monitoring and renewal process and said it works closely with schools over the life of a charter contract. Members raised concerns about whether the bill would shift too much work to the Board of Education, and one member voted no when the committee later moved the bill with the Attorney General’s amendments. HB 1066 would add Head Start-related ex officio members to the Early Learning Board; the Early Learning Board and the Executive Office on Early Learning supported it, explaining the changes were needed to align with the federal Head Start Act, and the committee moved it forward without opposition. HB 1069 would add voting members from the Department of Education and Board of Education to the School Facilities Authority Board. DOE and the School Facilities Authority supported the change as a way to strengthen collaboration, though questions from members focused on the current communication process between the agencies. HB 1343 would require the Board of Education to adopt a policy banning student phone and related device use during school hours; the committee noted written testimony in support and then moved to decision-making. At the end of the meeting, the committee adopted recommendations to pass HB 194, HB 458 with technical amendments, HB 957, HB 345 with technical amendments, HB 901 with amendments, HB 1066, HB 1069, and HB 1343.

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• /c><03:32:07.359><c> the</c><03:32:07.520><c> House</c><03:32:07.840><c> already</c><03:32:08.160><c>
• hope</c><03:32:12.000><c> it'll</c><03:32:12.319><c> do</c><03:32:12.479><c> so</c><03:32:12.640><c>
• 03:32:17.359><c> a</c><03:32:17.520><c> real</c><03:32:17.840><c> impact</c><03:32:18.160><c> on</c>
• </c><03:32:18.960><c> So</c><03:32:19.439><c> uh</c><03:32:19.600><c> I</c><03:32:19.760><c> want</c>
• </c><03:32:22.319><c> bill</c><03:32:22.560><c> as</c><03:32:22.720><c> well</c><03:32:22.800><c> as<

Keywords: U.S. House of Representatives Floor Proceedings on Monday, May 19, 2025, 1012, house, all

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• The next amendment, Amendment 32, also offered by Senator Frame, requires the establishment of an independently
• The next amendment, Amendment 32, also offered by Senator Frame, requires the establishment of an independently
• The next amendment, Amendment 32, also offered by Senator Frame, requires the establishment of an independently
• It makes a technical correction to a chapter reference. There are no other amendments.
• I'd like to withdraw Amendment 32. Amendment 32 is withdrawn.

Summary: The Ways and Means Committee met in executive session on February 9, 2026, first hearing a staff briefing on Senate Bill 6346, which would impose a tax on individuals earning over $1 million. Staff described the bill’s revenue and spending impacts and reviewed a proposed substitute and 11 amendments addressing items such as public defense funding, charitable deductions, out-of-state tax credits, small business credits, diapers, constitutional issues, and a contingent constitutional amendment. The committee later took up the bill and rejected all of the offered amendments, then advanced the substitute bill with a due pass recommendation to the Rules Committee. Members supporting the bill argued it would help address tax fairness and fund public services, while opponents raised concerns about constitutionality, economic harm, and the effect on businesses and charitable giving. The committee also acted on a series of policy bills. It advanced a substitute bill on grocery store closures in food deserts after adopting a narrower substitute, despite concerns from some members about burdening grocers. It approved a substitute bill expanding voting access for military, overseas, Native American, and disabled voters, adopting a second substitute that removed a cybersecurity review requirement. The committee also advanced bills on tort claim arbitration against governments, victim and witness protections in sexual assault and domestic violence cases, JLARC review of student aid fraud, agricultural collective bargaining, labor relations if federal preemption ends, a cost-of-living adjustment for Plan 1 retirees, workers’ compensation and medical care access, line-of-duty death reimbursements, law enforcement background checks and eligibility, veterans’ discharge definitions, and extraordinary medical placement. Several of these bills had amendments adopted, including changes to tort claim oversight, victim-requested standby counsel, agricultural labor definitions, workers’ compensation penalties, law enforcement volunteer support, and extraordinary medical placement criteria. In the second group of bills, staff briefed measures affecting property taxes, housing, cannabis, disaster-related tax relief, technical tax code changes, aircraft fuel tax revenues, the estate tax, and a pesticide tax exemption. The committee heard that a substitute for the fire protection district bill would alter how city or town levy capacity is reduced and include consultation requirements and board-creation provisions. It also heard that the property tax relief expansion for seniors and disabled retirees needed a substitute to make the consolidated school levy revenue-neutral. Other bills would expand tax exemptions for low-income housing and nonprofit homeownership, authorize local cannabis excise taxes, extend disaster repair tax relief, expand housing-related local sales tax uses, make technical tax code changes, redirect aircraft fuel tax revenues to aeronautics, reduce the estate tax rate, and extend a pesticide tax exemption. The transcript ends during the committee’s consideration of Senate Bill 6346, with the committee debating and rejecting amendments before moving the bill forward.

Transcript Highlights:

• So at 32 years old, I had never been in trouble, but I was sentenced to die in prison.
• Osama al-Qaddan, with the California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, in strong
• We're going to go to file item 32, AB 2235 by Assembly Member Pacheco.
• Tim Madden, representing the California chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians.
• sexual compulsion classes, but it is nearing the year of probation and they've only completed about 32

Summary: The Senate Public Safety Committee met without a quorum and operated as a subcommittee while hearing a long agenda of bills. Early items included AB 2605, which would require statewide reporting on public defense services; supporters said California lacks basic data on how indigent defense is delivered and that the bill would help identify under-resourced counties, while no opposition appeared. AB 1650 would require rental vehicles used in law enforcement operations to display agency identification; supporters framed it as a transparency and community-trust measure in response to immigration enforcement tactics, while sheriffs and police groups opposed it unless amended, arguing it could compromise undercover and task-force operations and raise legal and indemnification concerns. AB 1930 would require notice to the Attorney General before business entities respond to subpoenas involving legally protected abortion or gender-affirming care information; supporters said it protects patient privacy and provider safety, while opponents raised constitutional, law-enforcement, and business-burden concerns. The committee also heard AB 458, directing state procurement guidelines for firearms and accessories so agencies buy from responsible vendors, with support from police chiefs, gun-violence prevention groups, and local officials, and no opposition testimony offered. The committee then heard AB 1588 on sideshows and street takeovers, which would update the definition of sideshows, include motorcycles and dirt bikes, and align penalties with street racing. Supporters, including police, city, transportation, and road-safety advocates, said the bill responds to dangerous events, property damage, and injuries; opponents from civil liberties and public defender groups argued higher fines and criminal penalties are ineffective and disproportionately harm low-income people, favoring roadway design and community-based prevention instead. AB 910, the Survivors Act, would expand affirmative defenses and vacature relief for survivors of trafficking, intimate partner violence, and sexual violence; supporters, including a survivor who described decades of abuse and wrongful conviction, said the bill gives survivors a chance to tell their stories and seek relief, while district attorneys opposed expanding relief to violent offenses and warned it could erase restitution and undermine victims’ rights. AB 2624 would expand Safe at Home confidentiality protections to immigrant service providers, employees, and volunteers; supporters described threats, doxxing, and harassment against immigrant-serving organizations, while opponents claimed the bill was prompted by investigative reporting on fraud and would chill journalism and transparency. The committee also heard AB 31, making the tribal police pilot program permanent and creating a missing and murdered Indigenous persons task force, which drew strong support from tribal representatives and no opposition. Later, AB 1959 sought to close a resentencing loophole tied to a 2001 Santana High School shooting case by restoring judicial discretion in resentencing for certain juvenile offenders; supporters said the current process can lead to automatic release even after parole denial, while opposition testimony began with concerns that the bill was responding to one case and lacked broader evidence. Throughout the hearing, members repeatedly noted they supported several bills but could not formally vote because the committee lacked a quorum, so motions were held for later action.

Transcript Highlights:

• Section 28, adding a statutory definition of commissioner to chapter 115 of the statutes.
• 115 of the commissioner to chapter 115 of the statutes.<00:03:01.760><c> Section</c><00:03:02.159><c
• Permitting efficiency again on line 32: this funds three FTEs.
• Permitting efficiency again on line 32: this funds three FTEs.
• Permitting efficiency again on line 32: this funds three FTEs.

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

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• &gt;&gt; They<01:32:53.120><c> we</c><01:32:53.440><c> should</c><01:32:53.760><c> uh</c><01:32:54.560
• ><c> know,</c><01:32:59.199><c> in</c><01:32:59.360><c> the</c><01:32:59.440><c> end</c><01:32:59.760
• &gt;&gt; And<04:32:16.479><c> that</c><04:32:16.720><c> it</c><04:32:17.040><c> was</c><04:32:17.439>
• <c> that</c><04:32:17.680><c> the</c><04:32:18.000><c> car</c><04:32:18.560><c> is</c><04:32:18.800><
• 05:32:57.120><c> this</c><05:32:57.360><c> should</c><05:32:57.600><c> be</c><05:32:57.760><c> it.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

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• </c><00:32:01.760><c> Uh</c><00:32:02.159><c> but</c><00:32:02.480><c> we're</c><00:32:02.880><c> looking
• &gt;&gt; Yeah,<00:32:19.279><c> I</c><00:32:19.600><c> I'd</c><00:32:19.840><c> be</c><00:32:20.000><
• c> happy</c><00:32:20.159><c> to</c><00:32:20.320><c> go</c><00:32:20.480><c> back</c><00:32:20.640><
• and specifically<00:32:23.440><c> the</c><00:32:24.080><c> um</c><00:32:24.240><c> the</c><00:32:24.480
• :56.799><c> um</c><00:32:57.039><c> we</c><00:32:57.279><c> would</c><00:32:57.440><c> have</c><00:32

Keywords: 958, all

Summary: The Government Contracts Committee met with a quorum and approved the July 8 minutes. It then deferred several items from the July agenda, including a Kentucky Education Television contract because the vendor was not yet registered with the Secretary of State, and a University of Louisville contract at the university’s request. The committee also deferred a behavioral health memorandum of agreement and later a Department of Community Based Services contract after questions were raised about the scope of services and the need for additional information. The most extensive discussion involved the Seven Counties Services contract with the Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental, and Intellectual Disabilities. Committee members questioned why the state continues to contract with Seven Counties despite its bankruptcy and pension-related liabilities, how the funding split was determined, whether the services are statutorily required, and whether the state or another provider could deliver the services more efficiently. Agency representatives said Seven Counties is the sole provider of core community mental health services in its region, serves about 24,500 people, and that service needs and acuity remain high even as the number served has declined. A cabinet attorney said the bankruptcy dispute is ongoing and involves roughly $20 million in contested retirement contributions, though members suggested the amount may be higher. Members also raised broader concerns about whether local governments, especially Metro Louisville, should contribute more toward services tied to social determinants of health, and whether the contract includes services beyond what statute requires. The committee requested additional information on the contract scope and possible offsets or recovery of unfunded liabilities, and then voted to defer the Seven Counties contract to the next meeting. The committee also heard a separate DCBS presentation on the Youth Villages Intercept program, where staff explained it was selected because it is an approved evidence-based Family First prevention service, provides intensive in-home and foster care stabilization services, and is headquartered in Tennessee but operates across Kentucky; members asked for clarification on Medicaid billing and additional funding needs.

Transcript Highlights:

• Johnson I<00:32:05.720><c> hope</c><00:32:05.919><c> someone's</c><00:32:06.240><c> going</c><00:32:
• > my</c><00:32:09.480><c> good</c><00:32:09.639><c> Senator</c><00:32:10.080><c> is</c><00:32:10.200>
• ><00:32:13.639><c> as</c><00:32:13.799><c> it</c><00:32:13.960><c> pertains</c><00:32:14.279><c> to</
• <c> to</c><00:32:19.519><c> you</c><00:32:19.720><c> because</c><00:32:19.919><c> I</c><00:32:20.200>
• 32:52.560><c> to</c><01:32:52.679><c> give</c><01:32:52.840><c> you</c><01:32:52.920><c> a</c><01:32:

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• A large portion of it is for various chapters of legislation that the Legislature has passed over the
• A large portion of it is for various chapters of legislation that the Legislature has passed over the
• So AB 32 defines the inventory for the 2020 and 2030 goals, and those are anthropogenic sources of greenhouse
• emissions from all sources in the natural and working lands space, and sources that were outside the AB 32
• acknowledge that, um, wow, and natural and working land space and sources that were outside the AB 32

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• You know, I'm not pursuing this because I think it's a chapter at a Appear to do quite as well under
• You know, I'm not pursuing this because I think it's a chapter out of When Friends and Influence People
• And while we save $32 million, we bring back real investment by allowing our family care centers to stay
• And while we save $32 million, we bring back real investment by allowing our family care centers to stay
• And while we save $32 million, we bring back real investment by allowing our family care centers to stay

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• There is no next chapter. Like you graduate, then you go.
• I do want to mention, though, that a great majority of these people are Chapter 141 camps, which means
• substantial reduction of approximately $28,000 for a single home in Concan, which can accommodate up to 32
• Those 32 typically engage in activities such as dining, beverage consumption, and shopping. shopping
• I have called Texas my home for 32 years.

Bills: SB1798, SB1835, SB1319, SB2942, SB2928, SB784, SB1049

Keywords: higher education, tuition rates, financial support, immigration status, Texas law, SB 1835, resident tuition, nonresident students, scholarship students, public higher education, Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, Education Code Section 54.213, tuition waiver, in-state tuition, out-of-state students, higher education finance, enrollment cap, capacity limit, workforce development area, nonimmigrant visa

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• Our next bill<00:32:23.679><c> to</c><00:32:23.840><c> be</c><00:32:24.000><c> heard</c><00:32:24.240
• And I<00:32:26.399><c> will</c><00:32:26.559><c> recognize</c><00:32:27.039><c> the</c><00:32:27.200>
• </c><00:32:32.240><c> It's</c><00:32:32.640><c> uh</c><00:32:32.799><c> good</c><00:32:33.039><c> to<
• </c><00:32:33.919><c> I'm</c><00:32:34.080><c> Senator</c><00:32:34.399><c> David</c><00:32:34.720><c
• :32:39.919><c> relative</c><00:32:40.399><c> to</c><00:32:40.640><c> membership</c><00:32:41.039><c>

Keywords: 1189, house, all