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FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-02-11 (4:00PM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House calendar.
  • Please welcome to the Florida House. Welcome to the Florida House. Read the next amendment.
  • Thank you for all you do, and welcome to the Florida House. Welcome to the Florida House.
  • Welcome to the Florida House.
  • of all parimutual permit holders in the on the last two permit holders of all parimutual permit holders
Summary: The House convened with prayer, a moment of silence for former member Terry Fields and the Parkland victims, the Pledge of Allegiance, and routine organizational actions including approval of the journal and adoption of a special order report. The chamber then took up House Bill 1119, relating to materials harmful to minors, which the sponsor described as a measure to clarify and strengthen standards for removing obscene or pornographic content from public school classrooms and libraries while preserving educational uses and not targeting classical literature, LGBTQ content, or other protected viewpoints. Members questioned the bill’s use of terms such as “predominantly,” its relationship to existing local review processes, the impact on AP/IB and college-level materials, the applicability to voucher-funded schools, and the risk of additional First Amendment litigation and costs. The sponsor responded that the bill was needed because current standards were being bypassed and that the legislation was aimed at material harmful to minors, not general literary value. The House considered numerous amendments, most of which were defeated. Amendments offered by Representatives Gant, Aristide, Bartleman, Eskamani, Nixon, Rainer, Woodson, and Harris sought, among other things, to preserve parental choice during review periods, restore a whole-work constitutional standard, limit repeated objections, protect educational and abuse-prevention materials, prevent LGBTQ-inclusive books from being labeled harmful solely on that basis, shield school districts from funding penalties, and delay enforcement in districts already under litigation. Supporters of the amendments argued that the bill would encourage censorship, remove books with clear literary or educational value, burden districts with costs and lawsuits, and harm students who rely on school libraries for access to reading material and representation. Opponents of the amendments argued the bill was necessary to protect minors from explicit content and that the proposed changes would weaken that protection. All of the amendments described in the transcript failed. After the amendment process, the House waived rules, read HB 1119 a third time by title, and entered structured debate on final passage. In closing debate, opponents repeated concerns about constitutional vulnerability, overbroad book removals, and the educational harm of limiting access to literature, while supporters framed the bill as a child-protection measure and a clarification of existing law. The transcript ends during the structured debate on final passage, before the final vote on the bill is shown.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

01/14/2026 - Senate Floor Session

Arizona Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • , I want to thank everybody that attended the joint session for our Indigenous People's Day in the House
  • . joint session for our Indigenous People's Day in the House.
  • Messages from the House. Reader, read the message. Messages from the House. Read the message. Mr.
  • Majority Leader, I move that the Senate accede to the request of the House of Representatives for the
  • The Secretary will record the action and notify the House.
Keywords: 1182, all
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

US House Floor Proceedings (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)

US Federal House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The House will be in order.
  • </c> The House will be in order. The House will be in order.
  • </c> in the House. in the House.
  • If the House rules permit, I would have offered the motion with an important amendment to this bill.
  • House Resolution 1206, the House stands House Resolution 1206, the House stands adjourned<06:23:49.520
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • c><00:33:37.760><c> Commission</c><00:33:38.320><c> with</c> Chair, Vice Chair, and members of the House
  • Okay, moving on to our last measure for the 10 a.m. agenda here on the House Committee on Transportation
  • measure for the 10 a.m. agenda here on measure for the 10 a.m. agenda here on the<00:38:05.599><c> house
  • bicycles are permitted including streets highways<01:09:53.040><c> and</c><01:09:53.199><c> destinated
  • Calling the Committee on Housing, Transportation, for decision-making on our 10:30 a.m. agenda here in
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The House Committee on Transportation heard a 10 a.m. agenda covering a range of transportation, liability, harbor, and bicycle-related bills. Testimony was mixed on several measures: HB 263, which would exempt full-time college students from vehicle weight tax, drew opposition from the Department of Transportation and others; HB 135, authorizing general obligation bonds to purchase property on the North Shore of Oʻahu, had support; HB 860, granting immunity to the state or county for repairs on roads with disputed jurisdiction, drew support from DOT, DLNR, and the City and County of Honolulu but opposition from the Hawaii Association for Justice; and HB 996, which would abolish joint and several liability for government entities in highway-related civil actions, also drew strong opposition from the Hawaii Association for Justice and support from the Attorney General’s office and DOT. The committee also heard HB 1167, an emergency appropriation for motor carrier enforcement, and HB 1259, which would remove the need for an engineering study before reducing speed limits within 10 mph of the current limit; both had support from DOT and related groups. HB 1156 and HB 960, both related to harbor financing and capital advancement contracts, were supported by DOT, with DOT explaining that higher bond and contract ceilings were needed because project costs have increased since the limits were set decades ago. HB 142, exempting certain nonprofit community-based transportation providers from motor carrier regulation, and HB 914, creating a water carrier inflationary cost index mechanism and allowing PUC exemptions, also received support from multiple stakeholders, with the Consumer Advocacy Division noting that the inflationary adjustment issue was already active in a rate case. The committee also took testimony on several electric bicycle and micromobility bills. HB 486 would restrict where electric bicycles may operate, prohibit unsafe operation and removal of speed-limiting devices, and fund a safety education campaign; it drew opposition from the Hawaii Bicycling League and several individuals, with one supporter. HB 435 would redefine and classify electric bicycles, raise the minimum operating age, and add registration and use rules; it was supported by DOT and the Hawaii Bicycling League, with one individual opposing. HB 958 would regulate motorized bicycles and electric micromobility devices, require helmets for minors, and fund a coordinated education campaign; it drew support from the City and County of Honolulu, Council Member Tyler Dos Santos-Tam, and the Hawaii Bicycling League, but opposition from Moped Doctors and others, who argued the bill could harm the moped industry and that more study was needed. After testimony, the committee recessed and then reconvened for decision-making. In decision-making, the committee deferred HB 263 and HB 996. It passed HB 135, HB 860, HB 1167, HB 1259, HB 1156, and HB 960 with amendments, generally adopting HD1 versions, making technical changes, and setting effective dates to July 1, 3000 for the amended measures. The chair explained that HB 263 was deferred because a blanket tax exemption for one class could create inequities and a tax credit might be a better approach. HB 996 was deferred because the chair said the state’s long-standing policy of ensuring safe roads and maintaining accountability for highway design and maintenance remained important. For HB 960, the chair said the current contract caps were too low for modern harbor projects and that higher limits would improve flexibility and efficiency. The committee also noted Representative Cochran was excused for the remaining votes.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • crisis by building housing.
  • crisis by building housing.
  • I also am a big supporter of, especially of education workforce housing, as well as affordable housing
  • and faculty housing.
  • , for faculty housing.
Summary: The committee first adopted its 2025-26 rules on a 7-0 roll call, then approved three consent items—AB 88, AB 240, and AB 313—on a due-pass motion to Appropriations. The hearing then moved to AB 648, which would give community college districts the same zoning authority as the UC and CSU systems to build student and staff housing on property they own or lease. The author and supporters argued the bill would help address severe housing insecurity and homelessness among community college students, while opponents and some members raised concerns about local control, zoning exemptions, and the impact on nearby communities. AB 648 passed the committee on a 5-2 vote and was sent to the Local Government Committee. The committee next heard AB 466, which would require California Community Colleges and CSU campuses to provide organ and tissue donor registry information during student orientation, and request UC campuses to do the same. Supporters shared personal stories about transplants and donation, saying college orientation is a good opportunity to increase registrations. Some members worried about information overload during orientation and suggested campuses have flexibility in how they present the material, but the bill advanced on a unanimous 7-0 vote to Appropriations. AB 326 followed, proposing campus-by-campus external audits of the CSU every three years and public release of the audits. The author, faculty supporters, and a student argued that systemwide audits do not provide enough transparency about how money is spent at individual campuses, citing examples of financial mismanagement and fee increases. CSU opposed the bill, saying it already conducts annual consolidated external audits and that campus-level audits would add cost without added benefit. After extensive discussion about transparency, audit scope, and implementation, the bill passed 6-1 to Appropriations. The committee then took up AB 335, which would create a California Black-Serving Institution Grant Program to support Black student success and broader underserved student services; supporters emphasized persistent equity gaps and low completion rates, while an opponent argued the bill needed to be carefully amended to comply with Proposition 209 and equal protection requirements. The transcript ends during that item’s discussion, before a final vote is shown.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs Apr 14th, 2025

Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • We are opposed to House Bill 259.
  • The houses of worship of our...
  • Please help keep our houses of worship and other vulnerable locations safe and vote no on House Bill
  • As you know, House Bill 259.
  • I am opposed to House Bill 259.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama House Apr 15th, 2025

Alabama House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • House Bill 459 has passed.
  • House Bill 550 has passed.
  • House Bill 551 has passed. Clerk, record the vote: 9 ayes, 0 nays. House Bill 551 has passed.
  • House Resolution number 236 by the House Rules Committee to set the special order calendar.
  • House Bill 505 by... Calendar.
Keywords: 1136, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Local Government Committee Jun 3rd, 2026

Local Government

Transcript Highlights:
  • the goal of hearing as much as possible from the public within the limits of our time, we will not permit
  • Public comment may be provided only at the designated time and place and as permitted by the chair.
  • Raymond Contreras with Lighthouse Public Affairs on behalf of Spur, Abundant Housing LA, Habitat for
  • Raymond Contreras with Lighthouse Public Affairs on behalf of Spurr, abundant housing, LA, Habitat for
Keywords: 988, house, all
TX

Texas 89th 2nd C.S.

Finance Aug 15th, 2025

Finance

Transcript Highlights:
  • Madam Chair and members, Senate Bill 18 relates to permit exemptions from TCEQ for certain dams or reservoirs
  • Madam Chair and members, Senate Bill 18 relates to permit exemptions from TCEQ for certain dams or reservoirs
  • It still empowers either house of the legislature or a legislative committee to compel testimony or evidence
  • congressional testimony, which is limited to testimonial immunity, still empowers either House of the
Bills: SB2, SB3, SB5, SB9, SB10, SB14, SB16, SB34, SB18
Summary: The Senate Committee on Finance met in the second special session and considered a series of bills, mostly related to flood response, water infrastructure, taxation, school accountability, property fraud, and legislative procedure. Senator Zaffirini presented SB 18 on TCEQ permit exemptions for certain erosion, floodwater, and sediment control dams or reservoirs; Senator Perry presented SB 2 on flood relief preparedness, SB 14 on credit impact fees and water supply/conservation incentives, and SB 5 on Hill Country relief funding; Senator Bettencourt presented SB 3 on early warning flood sirens, SB 9 on replacing STAAR with three annual tests and strengthening A-F accountability, and SB 10 on lowering the rollback tax rate from 3.5% to 2.5%; Senator West presented SB 16 on property transaction ID requirements and new real property theft/fraud offenses; and Chair Huffman laid out SB 34, which changes legislative witness immunity rules from transactional immunity to testimonial immunity consistent with federal law. The committee also heard brief explanations that several bills were the same as versions previously passed by the Senate or committee, and there was limited public testimony, with no witnesses on most bills and only position cards on SB 16. Senator West raised a concern on SB 10 about a possible carve-out for police pay raises, but Senator Bettencourt said no change would be made at that time. For SB 34, Chair Huffman explained the bill would still allow compelled testimony before the legislature but would no longer provide blanket immunity, while preserving the right to counsel. The committee voted favorably on all bills considered. SB 18, SB 2, SB 14, SB 3, SB 16, SB 5, and SB 34 were reported out unanimously or near-unanimously, while SB 9 passed 10-1 and SB 10 passed 8-3. At the end of the meeting, Senator West requested to be shown voting nay on SB 9, and the chair granted unanimous consent. The committee then recessed subject to the call of the chair.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

November 18, 2025 - 03:30 PM

Transcript Highlights:
  • Take up House Bill 89 by representative bracket relating to veterinary prescription disclosure and you
  • We'll show House Bill 89 reported favorably. Congratulations. Thank you.
  • Next up so we have the CS for House Bill. 189, gambling by Representative Trabulsy.
  • No questions. >> Representative Tulsi given amendment for P Cs for House Bill 189.
  • We will show Cs for House Bill 189, favorably. Congratulations. All right.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Commerce Mar 30th, 2026

Commerce

Transcript Highlights:
  • Welcome to the House Committee on Commerce. Today is Monday, March 30, 2026.
  • House Bill 750 is what we're calling the Click to Cancel Act.
  • As you stated, this is House Bill 259 by Representative DeWitt.
  • Next bill, House Bill 536 by Representative Coates.
  • The chair made a motion to voluntarily defer House Bill 536.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Judiciary Committee Apr 22nd, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • As this committee knows, in recent years the state has passed numerous statutes to make housing permitting
  • Unfortunately, most state housing laws, with the notable exception of the Housing Accountability Act,
  • laws by applying the same requirements that exist in the Housing Accountability Act to other state housing
  • attorney's fees to housing project applicants that successfully vindicate their rights under the housing
  • Housing payments are straightforward, stable, and predictable, and the market for rental housing is more
Summary: The committee heard several bills, beginning with AB 1521, the Judiciary Committee’s civil law omnibus measure. The bill makes a number of minor, mostly clarifying changes, including repealing obsolete Government Code provisions, allowing juvenile courts to hear petitions to establish records of birth, death, or marriage, requiring notice of probate petitions to the Department of Child Support Services, and correcting typos in existing law. It had no opposition and was moved on a do-pass basis to Appropriations, though it was later placed on call pending additional votes. Members then heard AB 57, which would reserve at least 10% of California’s Home Purchase Assistance Program funds for descendants of formerly enslaved people. The author and supporters framed it as a reparative, race-neutral-by-lineage effort to address historic housing discrimination and the racial wealth gap, while opponents argued it was an unconstitutional racial proxy and should instead be based on individual injury. The bill drew strong support and opposition testimony, was amended, and was approved on a do-pass as amended vote to Appropriations, then placed on call. AB 495, the Family Preparedness Plan Act, was heard next. The bill would expand and standardize caregiving and guardianship tools for families facing immigration-related separation, including broader use of caregiver authorization affidavits, recognition of non-relative extended family caregivers, and a new short-term guardianship process that preserves parental rights. Supporters said it would reduce trauma and help children remain with trusted caregivers; there was no opposition testimony. The committee approved it on a do-pass to Human Services vote and placed it on call. The committee also heard AB 392, which would address non-consensual sharing of sexually explicit media by requiring uploader consent certifications, faster takedown procedures, and civil remedies against uploaders and hosting sites. A survivor testified in support, and members discussed implementation details and possible amendments; the bill was moved on a do-pass as amended basis to Appropriations and placed on call. AB 692, which would prohibit employer “stay-or-pay” debt agreements that require workers to repay training or other costs if they leave or are terminated, also advanced despite opposition from business and industry groups concerned about impacts on signing bonuses and voluntary training programs. It was sent to Appropriations on a do-pass as amended vote and placed on call, along with AB 1234, a wage-claim enforcement bill aimed at reducing Labor Commissioner delays and adding consequences for employers who fail to participate in the process. The committee also heard AB 394, which expands protections for transit workers and allows transit agencies to seek restraining orders against violent riders; it received broad support, some concern about system-wide bans, and was discussed with amendments that preserved judicial discretion.
FL

Florida 2025 Regular Session

Community Affairs Mar 31st, 2025

Transcript Highlights:
  • EMPLOYEE SPONSORED HOUSING AND CLARIFIES THE FAIR HOUSING ACT PROHIBITS LOCAL GOVERNMENT DISCRIMINATING
  • AND AS WE HAVE SEEN RENTS GO UP IN OUR TRADITIONAL HOUSING IN MY DISTRICT THIS IS TRADITIONAL HOUSING
  • PASS THAT INFORMATION ALONG TO THE HOUSE.
  • >> I SUPPORT THE HOUSE BILL AND STILL LIKE THE HOUSE BILL. >> Chair McClain: THANK YOU.
  • AND WHICH SHOULD NOT BE PERMITTED.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
CO

Colorado 2026 Regular Session

Colorado House 2026 Legislative Day 063 Mar 18th, 2026

Colorado House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The House will come to order. The House will come to order.
  • House Bill 1275 and House Bill bills.
  • </c> House Joint Resolution 1021. House Joint Resolution 1021.
  • </c> and House Bill 1102. and House Bill 1102.
  • </c> the title to House Bill 26102. the title to House Bill 26102.
Keywords: 981, all
LA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Okay, House Fuel 18. Thank you, sir.
  • Next bill up, Representative Boyer, House Bill 630.
  • Next bill up, Representative Boyer, House Bill 634. Ms.
  • Welcome to House Natural Resources Committee, Representative Riser, on behalf of Welcome to the House
  • House Bill 735 is basically somewhat of a cleanup bill.
Summary: The House Natural Resources Committee met with a quorum and first took up several property-transfer bills. House Bill 110, authorizing transfer of certain state property in St. Tammany Parish for a pocket park in Mandeville, was reported favorable without objection. House Bill 634, transferring state property in St. Martin Parish to Brownell Land Company LLC, was also reported favorable. House Bill 677, allowing the Tensaw Parish School Board greater flexibility to exchange school land for property of equal or greater value with certified appraisal requirements, was reported favorable after questions about the location and purpose of the exchange. House Bill 735, a cleanup bill transferring property from DOTD to LSU Health Shreveport to support expansion and parking near Mall St. Vincent, was likewise reported favorable. The committee then held an informational hearing on the effects of the Iran conflict on Louisiana’s energy sector. Secretary Dustin Davidson said the conflict has driven oil prices sharply higher, with consumers bearing the cost through higher gasoline and especially diesel prices, while producers and refiners may see short-term gains. He warned that diesel increases can signal broader economic slowdown and discussed global shipping disruptions, the Strait of Hormuz, and Saudi Arabia’s response. Members asked about Louisiana’s ability to benefit from higher prices, the timing of increased drilling, and the role of carbon capture and infrastructure investment. Davidson said higher prices could support more drilling and severance tax revenue if sustained long enough. Industry witnesses Tommy Fochay of LOGA, David Cresson of the Louisiana Chemical Association, Mike Moncla of LOGA, and LSU energy economists Greg Upton and Tyler Gray emphasized Louisiana’s role as a major LNG exporter, refiner, and petrochemical hub. They said geopolitical shocks create volatility, but Louisiana’s abundant natural gas, infrastructure, and export capacity position the state to help meet global demand. They urged stable policy, competitive taxes, pipeline and workforce investment, and caution on regulations. Upton and Gray presented data showing oil price spikes are likely temporary, futures markets expect prices to ease over time, rig counts respond with a lag, and Louisiana natural gas prices have remained relatively insulated so far. The committee adjourned after the presentations and questions.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> without a liquor permit. without a liquor permit.
  • </c><00:12:58.320><c> and</c> just a couple blocks from my house and just a couple blocks from my house
  • Our next bill is House<00:29:02.560><c> File</c><00:29:02.840><c> 4009</c> House File 4009 House File
  • 29:08.240><c> the</c><00:29:08.360><c> committee</c> House File 4009 before the committee House File
  • I will move that House File 357, House<00:58:10.440><c> File</c><00:58:10.720><c> 357,</c> House File
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Jan 13th, 2026 at 04:00 pm

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Housing, as you all heard from Jen yesterday, housing was a key focus for Governor Ferguson, both in
  • Housing, as you all heard from Jen yesterday, housing was a key focus for Governor Ferguson, both in
  • their housing.
  • Housing is the public...
  • Housing is the bottleneck through which all social problems pass. Housing is a basic need.
Bills: SB5998
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Jan 13th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • Housing, as you all heard from Jen yesterday, housing was a key focus for Governor Ferguson, both in
  • maintain their housing.
  • maintain their housing.
  • Housing is the bottleneck through which all social problems pass. Housing is a basic need.
  • Housing is the bottleneck through which all social problems pass. Housing is a basic need.
Summary: The Senate Ways and Means Committee heard an overview from OFM Director Katie Chapman See on Governor Ferguson’s 2026 supplemental budget proposal. She said the budget was built in response to higher caseloads and inflation, a roughly $390 million revenue forecast drop, new federal costs tied to H.R. 1, and a relatively small ending fund balance. The proposal would increase near general fund spending by about $1.1 billion and solve an estimated $2.3 billion two-year gap through about $800 million in reductions, revenue shifts and tax preference changes, use of other funds, and about $1 billion from the budget stabilization account. She also noted the budget is balanced over two years but not fully over four years under the state’s outlook rules. Chapman See highlighted reductions in Working Connections Child Care, including a soft cap on enrollment and holding subsidy rates at the 75th percentile, delays to long-term care and developmental disability-related changes, and across-the-board reductions to higher education and administrative spending. She also described investments in wildfire suppression and preparedness, affordability programs like utility rebates and home energy assistance, housing-related planning and permitting support, One Washington IT replacement, behavioral health workforce programs, and continued support for some K-12 initiatives such as ninth grade success and homeless student stability. In response to questions, she said some proposed cuts were based on the governor’s subjective judgment about what was critically necessary, that current child care enrollees would not be cut off immediately, and that the budget would maintain services for about 500 highest-acuity Medicaid clients who lost eligibility under federal changes. Public testimony was largely critical of the proposed cuts in K-12, early learning, and higher education. School officials, educators, nurses, and advocacy groups opposed reductions to Transition to Kindergarten, Local Effort Assistance, Running Start, MSOC, school leadership and support grants, and higher education funding, arguing the cuts would worsen existing funding gaps and harm student outcomes. Several witnesses supported restoring or maintaining funding for ninth grade success, Treehouse’s foster youth graduation program, homeless student stability, and Science on Wheels. In early learning, child care providers and advocates opposed the Working Connections cap and subsidy-rate reduction, warning it would reduce access and destabilize providers. In higher education, campus leaders and labor representatives opposed across-the-board cuts and fund shifts, while some institutions and advocates supported targeted investments such as behavioral health workforce programs and DigiPen aid restoration. In human services, Planned Parenthood advocates praised restored abortion access funding and Medicaid reimbursements. The committee took no votes or final action in the transcript provided.
AL

Alabama 2025 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee Apr 30th, 2025

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • At current law, if an officer stops a 15-year-old with a permit, he cannot write him a citation.
  • window as he pulled out of the driveway to make sure that he had the seat belt on before he left the house
  • I've called parents before in a juvenile situation at a house party, and not a single one of them gave
  • Now, when a child fills out their permit or the parent fills out the permit application, they do list
  • And yes, I understand what he said about the permit part, but prior to that, you know, if a person is
FL

Florida 2026 4th Special Session

House in Session Mar 11th, 2026

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • The Florida Speaker of the House. The Florida Speaker of the House. Thank you.
  • The Florida Speaker of the House. Speaker of the House. Thank you.
  • This House, led by the Speaker, has restored that balance. The House is back.
  • Yes, we are members of the House, and the House rocks, and I’m going to miss that.
  • The House is adjourned.
Summary: The House opened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, a quorum call, approval of the journal, and adoption of the special order calendar. The chamber then took up several Senate bills on special order, with members offering questions and debate before final votes. The first major measure, CS/SB 156, the Officer Jason Rayner Act, would reclassify certain offenses against law enforcement officers and add manslaughter of an officer to the life-sentence reclassification statute. Supporters said it honored Officer Rayner and clarified that resistance to officers with violence is unlawful; opponents argued it reduced judicial discretion and could sweep in unintended cases. The bill passed 100-8. The House next passed CS/SB 688 on naturopathic medicine, which creates a regulatory framework and licensure standards for naturopathic physicians, defines scope limits, and establishes a board under the Department of Health. Supporters framed it as a consumer protection and medical freedom bill, while opponents called it an expansion of scope and criticized the low penalty for unlicensed practice. It passed 85-22. The chamber also passed CS/CS/SB 1062 on speech and debate education, creating a Florida Speech and Debate Hall of Fame, a Speech and Debate Week, and a statewide debate initiative, by a unanimous 112-0 vote. Members then approved CS/CS/SB 1220, a broad transportation bill covering FDOT authority, airports and seaports, drone and delivery devices, autonomous vehicle crimes, tolls, and other transportation issues; an amendment added provisions on Space Florida, golf carts, automated license plate recognition, and related matters while removing digital driver’s license repeal language. The bill passed 87-23. SB 962 on affordable housing, which clarifies that Live Local Act zoning preemption does not unintentionally capture working farms and farm operations, passed 109-2. Finally, CS/CS/SB 1580 on aiding illegal gaming was introduced and discussed; it would strengthen penalties for illegal slot machines and unregulated gaming arcades, clarify reporting and enforcement, and preempt local regulation, with questions focused on VFWs, sweepstakes, fantasy sports, and online betting. The transcript then shifted into lengthy farewell remarks and recognitions, including tributes from members leaving the House and acknowledgments of guests in the galleries.