Transcript Highlights:

• So if that happens, the transport of crude in California will come to a crawl.
• I will also say that transport of the crude via pipeline in-state costs a dollar a barrel.
• They don't have the capacity to do this kind of code enforcement.
• This is not code enforcement. Okay, sorry, not code enforcement—certification.
• That's very, very different than mandatory code enforcement.

Committee: House Emergency Management

Transcript Highlights:

• section of the statute, but it updates the Welfare and Institutions Code to codify the existing comprehensive
• Seventy codes, it's a lot, but what guardrails are going to also exist?
• Specifically, Revenue and Taxation Code Section 30461.6 governs revenues that are allocated from cigarette
• There are several codes, though. Okay.
• There are several codes, though. Okay.

Transcript Highlights:

• Question: we are adding in provisions in Section 724 under the powers of the governor.
• She arrived six weeks early by emergency C-section because I was diagnosed with preeclampsia.
• There's also an ICD-10 code that was just created earlier this year for this.
• Tarvel Smith, I'm the presiding judge over the complex litigation section.
• Chairman, Tarvel Smith, I'm the presiding judge over the complex litigation section.

Committee: House Judiciary

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary met on March 19, 2006, and considered a series of mostly local and judicial bills. Early action included HB 436, which authorizes appointment of honorably discharged veterans as park wardens; supporters said it would give veterans meaningful service roles and improve park safety. The committee adopted an amendment requiring honorable discharge, employment qualification compliance if hired by a public entity, and firearms training where applicable, then reported the bill favorably. The committee also advanced HB 16, extending the jurisdiction of the City Court of Franklin, and HB 44, which shifts certain blight-related hearings in St. Bernard Parish from the Bureau of Administrative Adjudication to justices of the peace and constables; members asked about appeals, fines, jurisdictional limits, and whether the change would affect HOAs, and the bill was reported favorably. Members then approved HB 61 creating Battle of New Orleans Day, with an amendment clarifying holiday language and adding a detailed historical commemoration of the battle and its diverse forces. HB 233, which raises juror mileage reimbursement from 16 cents per mile to the state travel rate, drew support but also concern about the cost to local governments; the sponsor and members discussed the fiscal impact, and the bill was reported favorably. HB 164, expanding commissioner powers in the 15th Judicial District Court, was also reported favorably after testimony that it would help manage caseloads and mirror procedures used in other districts. HB 455, defining public works employees as first responders for coordination and recognition purposes, generated extensive questions about emergency authority, FEMA reimbursement, workers’ compensation, liability, and unintended consequences; the committee deferred the bill to a later meeting for further review. The committee also approved HB 242, authorizing deputy constables in St. Tammany Parish at no state cost, and HB 10, making the Friday of the International Rice Festival a legal holiday in Acadia Parish. HB 9, designating Shreveport as the stuffed shrimp capital of Louisiana, was reported favorably after light discussion. HB 571, which would make permanent the complex litigation section program in the 19th Judicial District Court, was supported by judges and court staff who said it improves efficiency in large cases such as asbestos and hurricane litigation; it was reported favorably. Finally, HB 16 and several other local measures moved forward without objection, while the committee also heard a deeply personal presentation on HB 61 designating February 24 as SCN2A Awareness Day, later amended to honor Emily Catherine Diedon by name; members expressed sympathy, discussed genetic testing and access to care, and reported the bill favorably as amended.

Transcript Highlights:

• Question: we are adding in provisions in Section 724 under the powers of the governor.
• She arrived six weeks early by emergency C-section because I was diagnosed with preeclampsia.
• There's also an ICD-10 code that was just created earlier this year for this.
• Tarvel Smith, I'm the presiding judge over the complex litigation section.
• Chairman, Tarvel Smith, I'm the presiding judge over the complex litigation section.

Bills: HB9 , HB10 , HB16 , HB44 , HB46 , HB61 , HB101 , HB126 , HB153 , HB164 , HB233 , HB242 , HB436 , HB455 , HB571 , HB594

Committee: House Judiciary

Keywords: HB 9, HB9, Act 527, Shreveport, Stuffed Shrimp Capital, state symbol, Louisiana symbols, municipal designation, honorary title, cultural designation, tourism, local pride, seafood, shrimp, stuffed shrimp, cuisine, city branding, Louisiana Revised Statutes 49:170.26, legal holiday, Acadia Parish

Transcript Highlights:

• We provide transportation and we sure that there was follow-up.
• I was just curious was reading the paper recently. >> The business section everything else.
• We have dedicated section on our website for Behavior Analysis with technical guidance.
• multi report is required and there are they implementing statute for managing entities Chapter 3.84, section
• So we have over 700 behavior, health service codes that will be rip rolling out.

Transcript Highlights:

• When you look at the Department of Transportation, which we are buying a whole lot of equipment, you
• It's for providing transport of medical supplies between floors for the workforce to use.
• It's for providing transport of medical supplies between floors for the workforce to use. Okay.
• ><c> of</c><01:01:05.920><c> medical</c> It's for providing transport of medical It's for providing transport
• Good morning, David Rodriguez, Assistant Commissioner, Department of Transportation.

Committee: Senate Capital Budget

Transcript Highlights:

• and removes the section related to conflicting deed restrictions.
• of statute and removes the section of statute and removes the section<00:43:37.280><c> related</c><00
• c><02:05:00.320><c> conforming</c> redundant section and makes conforming redundant section and makes
• It says interactions flagged as violating this section.
• Who's flagging those and this section.

Transcript Highlights:

• It moves a reference from Chapter 151 of the Finance Code to Chapter 152 of the Finance Code.
• It moves a reference of Chapter 151 of the finance code to Chapter 152 of the finance code.
• This bill relates to the regulation of transportation protection agreements.
• House Bill 1094, relating to the regulation of transportation protection agreements.
• House Bill 2731 amends the Transportation Code, changing the population threshold for border counties

Bills: SJR5 , SJR27 , SB4 , SB6 , SB7 , SB9 , SB13 , SB15 , SB23 , SB27 , SB30 , SB40 , SB57 , SB66 , SB140 , SB268 , SB293 , SB331 , SB413 , SB437 , SB447 , SB457 , SB467 , SB506 , SB510 , SB512 , SB568 , SB571 , SB650 , SB710 , SB763 , SB785 , SB800 , SB850 , SB863 , SB865 , SB904 , SB905 , SB973 , SB974 , SB1191 , SB1281 , SB1300 , SB1362 , SB1494 , SB1504 , SB1522 , SB1540 , SB1567 , SB1579 , SB1580 , SB1610 , SB1660 , SB1723 , SB1760 , SB1838 , SB1923 , SB1946 , SB1957 , SB1964 , SB2018 , SB2024 , SB2121 , SB2167 , SB2217 , SB2221 , SB2321 , SB2337 , SB2368 , SB2373 , SB2407 , SB2431 , SB2477 , SB2587 , SB2615 , SB2753 , SB2807 , SB2900 , SB2965 , SB2972 , SB2986 , SB3039 , SB3047 , SB3059 , SB3070 , SB1 , SB8 , SB12 , SB13 , SB15 , SB17 , SB21 , SB30 , SB37 , SB260 , SB268 , SB331 , SB379 , SB441 , SB447 , SB457 , SB509 , SB650 , SB763 , SB1198 , SB1405 , SB1506 , SB1566 , SB1610 , SB1637 , SB1660 , SB1833 , SB2018 , SB2024 , SB2155 , SB2217 , SB2308 , SB2337 , SB2601 , SB2753 , SB2778 , SB2878 , SB2900 , SB3059 , HB4 , HB145 , HB300 , HB493 , HB2011 , HB2067 , HB2516 , HB2525 , HB2885 , HB2974 , HB3071 , HB3372 , HB3595 , HB5138 , HB5246 , HB796 , HB1523 , HB5294 , HB748 , HB3395 , HB180 , HB3171 , HB4690 , HB146 , HB5596 , HB5694 , HB 1135 , HB3225 , HB186 , HB1449 , HB3793 , HB 112 , HB 104 , HB4233 , HB 1094 , HB3336 , HB3520 , HB3320 , HB5663 , HB2731 , HB2399 , HB 111 , HB3483 , HB4580 , HB3748 , HB632 , HB4730 , HB 127 , HB5690 , HB5689 , HB3385 , HB4359 , HB5381 , HB20 , HB 123 , HB549 , HB5606 , HB2594 , HB 1057 , HB3664 , HCR141 , HCR40 , HCR59 , SJR36 , SJR50 , SJR63 , SCR12 , SCR39 , SB2023 , SB62 , SB666 , SB847 , SB284 , SB854 , SB810 , SB1505 , SB583 , SB507 , SB1434 , SB1772 , SB2016 , SB1122 , SB731 , SB397 , SB508 , SB1436 , SB287 , SB1882 , SB393 , SB1791 , SB209 , SB2429 , SB1085 , SB1975 , SB2717 , SB1262 , SB636 , SB2056 , SB884 , SB1200 , SB1845 , SB2458 , SB801 , SB3014 , SB3013 , SB758 , SB2797 , SB2076 , SB2876 , SB1640 , SB1449 , SB1181 , SB1234 , SB2926 , SB2841 , SB1528 , SB1854 , SB317 , SB1250 , SB2082 , SB1237 , SB2819 , SB629 , SB2608 , SB1602 , SB2009 , SB867 , SB640 , SB1698 , SB2680 , SB913 , SB1071 , SB1086 , SB1087 , SB1483 , SB1444 , SB1553 , SB1556 , SB1703 , SB2133 , SB2297 , SB2298 , SB2622 , SB2955 , SB2334 , SB1367 , SB2044 , SB2363 , SB2565 , SB1888 , SB3036 , SB3057 , SB3043 , SB3063 , SB3035 , SB203 , SB2688 , SB2522 , SB2459 , SB2655 , SB2251 , SB1884 , SB2928 , SB2566 , SB2549 , SB2553 , SB2919 , SB1944 , SB1232 , SB1798 , SB2603 , SB2607 , SB2683 , SB1319 , SB3045 , SB3071 , HB20 , HB 127 , HB549 , HB 1094 , HB2594 , HB2731 , HB4233 , HB4690 , SR625 , HCR167 , SJR5 , SB4 , SB6 , SB9 , SB23 , SB40 , SB13 , SB15 , SB30 , SB268 , SB331 , SB447 , SB457 , SB568 , SB650 , SB763 , SB1540 , SB1610 , SB1660 , SB2018 , SB2024 , SB2217 , SB2337 , SB2753 , SB2900 , SB2972 , SB3059 , HB4 , HB145 , HB493 , HB2067 , HB2516 , HB2885 , HB2974 , HB3071 , HB3372 , HB3556 , HB3595 , HB5138

Summary: The Senate opened with an invocation by Senator West, approved the previous day’s journal, and then adopted several recognitions, including Senate Resolution 625 honoring the McLennan Community College Dance Team for winning two 2025 National Dance Alliance national titles. The chamber also recognized University of Texas Rio Grande Valley interns, the doctor of the day, and the San Antonio Coalition for Veterans and Families. The governor’s withdrawal of a Texas Lottery Commission nomination was received and the nomination was returned, and the Senate appointed numerous conference committees on pending bills. The body then took up and passed several measures, often by suspending the rules and the constitutional three-day rule. Senate Bill 4 and Senate Bill 23 were concurred in House amendments as part of property tax relief, with supporters emphasizing homeowner savings. House Bill 20 creating the Applied Sciences Pathway Program passed after a floor amendment and was described as a way to expand career and technical education and help students earn industry certificates in high-demand trades. House Bill 2594 passed to expand venue options for prosecuting certain theft and cybercrime cases, and House Concurrent Resolution 167 was adopted to correct a typo in House Bill 1314. The Senate also concurred in House amendments to Senate Bill 9, Senate Bill 40, Senate Joint Resolution 5, and Senate Bill 6. SB 9 and SJR 5 were presented as major bail-reform measures, with supporters saying they would strengthen public safety, clarify appeal procedures, and give judges and prosecutors more tools in serious cases; the debate included questions about records, counsel, and the standards for denying bail. SB 40 dealt with nonprofit bail-bond funding, and SB 6 addressed electricity and data-center growth. The chamber also passed House Bill 423 on digital asset service provider reporting and auditing, with amendments adding protections for cryptocurrency kiosks and a technical correction. Additional bills passed included House Bill 4690 on motor fuel standards, House Bill 1094 on transportation protection agreements, Committee Substitute for House Bill 2731 on roadside vendors and solicitors in certain border counties, Committee Substitute for House Bill 127 on protecting higher education from foreign adversaries and trade secret theft, and House Bill 549 on airway clearance devices at public school campuses. The Senate granted or requested conference committees on a long list of other measures, including HB 4, HB 145, HB 493, HB 2974, HB 3071, HB 3372, HB 3556, and multiple Senate bills. The session ended with adjournment until the following Friday morning.

Transcript Highlights:

• Code 4, 0, 0, 6, 9, 2, Thank you, Mr.
• We do have a late filed amendment to the Amendment bar code 1, 8, 1, 4, 3, 6, by Senator Smith.
• I think that we should have serious conversations about transportation, you know, private schools.
• is uncovered, we're only funding transportation at 50% for our public school students.
• What's the process for a parent to be involved in the development approval of the of the student Code

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• That whole section needs to go.
• So that's where the vagueness of this comes in, and that's why that whole section needs to go.
• So that's where the vagueness of this comes in, and that's why that whole section needs to go.
• Chairman, Senator Shamp, it's Section 3... Mr.
• blah, blah—that whole section is where the vagueness comes in.

Summary: The Judiciary and Elections Committee approved the minutes from February 18, February 20, and March 4, 2026, then took up several measures while holding others in reserve. House Bill 2006, which would require counties without a USPS processing and distribution center to mail printed sample ballots 14 days before an election instead of 11, received support from the Association of Counties and passed on a 7-0 vote. House Bill 2167, which would impose liability on the Attorney General for certain public nuisance or consumer fraud actions that are dismissed or found meritless, drew opposition from some members who said it would interfere with the AG’s work, but it passed 4-3. The committee also discussed House Bill 2109, a hands-free driving bill that would increase penalties and expand the prohibition to watching or streaming video on a device; after extensive testimony and concerns about vagueness, dash cameras, CarPlay, navigation, and other in-car systems, the chair held the bill without prejudice for stakeholder discussions. The committee then heard House Concurrent Resolution 2016, which would send to voters a proposal to eliminate county vote centers and on-site early voting and require precinct-based polling places with a 2,500-voter cap per precinct. Testimony from voting rights groups, county officials, and rural and tribal representatives strongly opposed the measure, citing higher costs, more provisional ballots, longer lines, delayed results, and reduced access for voters in rural areas and on the Navajo Nation. County representatives asked for a delayed effective date, funding, a higher precinct cap, and a fallback option if precinct sites cannot be secured. After hearing the testimony, the chair announced the resolution would be held without prejudice until the following week to allow further stakeholder discussions with the sponsor.

Transcript Highlights:

• You know, a big section of the state that I represent, and in my own hometown communities and across
• You know, a big section of the state that I represent, and in my own hometown communities and across
• House File 2149 raises a number of questions in section 3, subdivision 1, paragraph 2(a).
• </c> don't have a vehicle for transportation don't have a vehicle for transportation so<01:17:20.560>
• She says... including zip codes and credit scores in including zip codes and credit scores in fact<01

Bills: HF2228 , HF46 , HF856 , HF2149 , HF2215

Committee: House Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:

• This same language that's in this bill is actually Missouri Statute Section 135.341, the Champion for
• Section 135.341, the Champion for Children Tax Credit, we mimicked it.
• That's what the bill is about as far as this section of it.
• Louis County, so we've got two zip codes over there.
• The tax credits provided under this section...

Committee: House Ways and Means

Summary: The committee first heard Senate Bill 994, which would extend taxpayer protection from penalties and interest when a taxpayer claims a tax credit that has reached its cap and then receives a Department of Revenue notice for underpayment. Senator Henderson said the bill mirrors existing language for the Champion for Children tax credit, would require payment within 60 days to avoid penalties and interest, and includes technical fixes for the beginning farmer tax credit and school-district reporting. The bill drew support from Missouri Soybean, Feeding Missouri, Missouri Farm Bureau, and Missouri Corn Growers, while the State Public Advocate initially objected to tax credits generally but said he would support the bill once he understood it did not create a new credit. No vote was taken. The committee then heard House Bill 1743, which would bar courts from depriving individuals of property for failure to pay property taxes, with the sponsor arguing that tax sales disproportionately harm low-income and elderly homeowners. Members raised concerns about weakening tax collection and the impact on local taxing districts, while the sponsor said liens and wage garnishment would still be available and that the bill was aimed at protecting homeownership. The Missouri County Collector’s Association opposed the bill, saying tax sales are rare, payment plans are common, and redemption periods already provide protection. The bill was left at hearing with no action. House Bill 2461, presented with nearly identical companion language from another member, would extend and expand Missouri’s donated food tax credit through 2032, raise the cap for food pantries, soup kitchens, and homeless shelters, and create a separate bucket for food banks. Sponsors and Feeding Missouri said the credit is expiring, demand for food assistance is high, and food banks need access to the program to leverage corporate donations; they also discussed a possible amendment to preserve eligibility if the individual income tax is eliminated. The State Public Advocate opposed the bill as another tax credit cost, but the Department of Revenue said the bill would streamline administration and had no fiscal impact. The committee also heard House Bill 3405, which would reclassify the SALT parity pass-through entity provision as a deduction rather than a tax credit for reporting purposes; the sponsor and Department of Revenue said this would improve clarity and reduce administrative burden without changing revenue, and business groups supported it. No votes were taken on any of the bills.

Transcript Highlights:

• So this same language that's in this bill is actually Missouri Statute Section 135.341, the Champion
• Section 135.341, the Champion for Children tax credit, we mimicked it.
• That's what the bill is about as far as this section of it.
• I mean, obviously we have the section for the farmer, and if you pay them in error or they charge you
• Louis County, so we've got two ZIP codes over there. So I'm passionate about food pantries.

Committee: House Ways and Means

Transcript Highlights:

• [Transcript overlap/correction note: the next section continues the sentence.]
• This will create transportation problems, health problems, and technological barriers.
• I'm looking for a section. Language. Senator Martin. Thank you. I'm looking for Section 4.
• It did not include the planned use provision in the district's reporting section.
• facilities and directs the Department of Transportation to erect markers.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and included several member introductions recognizing guests, interns, firefighters, and a doctor of the day. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar and began taking up a series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate measures before final passage. The first major bill, health care patient protection, required hospitals with emergency departments to adopt pediatric emergency care policies, training, a pediatric emergency care coordinator, and readiness assessments; it passed 36-0. A public records bill protecting victim identities and temporarily exempting the name of a law enforcement officer who is a victim also passed after questions about access for victims of police misconduct, with a 33-4 vote. The Senate next approved a local government cybersecurity bill creating a state-administered program through Florida Digital Service to help counties and cities strengthen cyber defenses, with priority for rural and fiscally constrained governments; after amendments, it passed 37-0. A clerks of court bill allowing clerks to retain all revenue above projections and, through a House amendment, revising legal notice and traffic citation distribution provisions, passed 38-0 despite debate over impacts on municipalities and law enforcement. The chamber also passed a trademark modernization bill and a septic system permit bill intended to reduce delays for builders; the septic bill was amended to align the House and Senate versions and passed 38-0. The longest and most contested item was the elections bill, which updated citizenship verification procedures using REAL ID and state databases, changed candidate qualification rules, and altered election administration provisions. Numerous amendments were offered and rejected, including proposals to exempt certain seniors, preserve student and retirement-center IDs, allow attestations in place of documentary proof of citizenship, and require human review over automated systems. One amendment to delay implementation until July 1, 2027, was also debated. The transcript ends while debate is still underway on the elections measure, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• So Washington state passed Washington state legislator passed the organ transport services is...
• Licensed organ transport services are allowed to transport these time-critical organs using lights and
• So that is the department's portion of this and how we regulate the organ transport services.
• Yeah, we've licensed one organ transport service. We've had no complaints.
• How do you interface between air travel and transportation on the roads?

Committee: Joint Joint Select Committee on Health Care and Behavioral Health Oversight

Summary: The committee met to hear updates from state health leaders on current priorities, including agency leadership transitions, licensure backlogs, federal policy changes, and rural health funding. Secretary of Health Dennis Worsham and HCA Director Ryan Moran described their recent listening tours and said their agencies are focused on access, affordability, quality, patient safety, and stronger coordination across public health, Medicaid, behavioral health, and rural systems. In response to questions, Worsham said health profession licensure delays have been reduced from about four months to six weeks, with the backlog expected to be caught up by January 1, and that the department is adding staff and using dashboards to improve turnaround times. A major portion of the meeting focused on implementation planning for H.R. 1 and its effects on Medicaid and SNAP. Governor’s Office health policy advisor Caitlin Stafford, HCA interim Medicaid director Trinity Wilson, and HCA staff said the state is analyzing eligibility changes, work requirements, and six-month redeterminations, while trying to keep most changes out of statute and instead handle them through budget and administrative action. They emphasized close coordination with DSHS, the Health Benefit Exchange, the Office of the Insurance Commissioner, employers, and tribal partners, and said the state hopes to make the process as invisible as possible for enrollees. Wilson said the October 2026 eligibility change for certain lawfully present non-citizens could affect up to 30,000 Apple Health enrollees, while the December 2026 work requirement and redetermination provisions could affect about 620,000 adults, with automated verification expected to cover most cases but 15% to 20% likely needing manual review. Officials also said they are concerned about the cost of technology changes, estimating a possible $30 million system solution, and about the lack of federal guidance. The panel also reviewed Washington’s successful application for the federal Rural Health Transformation Program, which was submitted to CMS on November 5. HCA said the application was shaped by more than 310 public comments, webinars, and tribal consultation, and includes six initiatives: rural hospital innovation, community-based prevention and care management, tribal investments, technology and data, workforce development, and rural behavioral health. Officials said the proposal includes support for rural hospital collaboratives, maternal and obstetric services, dementia and EMS supports, tribal workforce and data investments, telehealth and AI tools, rural training pipelines, and behavioral health services such as mobile crisis and school-based care. They noted that Washington is unlikely to receive the full $200 million annual amount available to each state, and that an advisory committee will likely help guide spending over the five-year program. Later, the committee heard a brief update on the 2023 organ transport law from Department of Health EMS program supervisor Don Felt, who said the state has licensed one organ transport company, has received no complaints, and has seen no operational problems. LifeCenter Northwest then described the organ donation system, explaining the legal framework, donor referral process, and the role of hospitals and organ procurement organizations. The organization said Washington has seen a 140% increase in organ donors over the past decade and a 103% increase in lives saved, while also noting common misconceptions that donation affects emergency care decisions. The final panel from the University of Washington Medical Center began an overview of its transplant programs, including kidney, liver, heart, lung, pancreas, and living donor transplants, but the transcript ends before that presentation was completed.

Transcript Highlights:

• We don't have transportation capacity.
• Transportation and access.
• And then we got a $25,000 cut in transportation for this school year.
• So, is transportation fully funded for microdistricts? I challenge not.
• And uh one of the ones that you mentioned is on um On the transportation.

Transcript Highlights:

• Senate Bill 1087 by Senator Cabaldon and relating to transportation.
• It was an effort to try to use the mix of land use and transportation strategies at the regional scale
• It's critically important that we do long-range transportation planning, but the process has become so
• Senate Bill 1423 by Senator Stern, an act relating to transportation.
• Currently, state law, Penal Code Section 31610, establishes the intent of the Legislature to require

Transcript Highlights:

• Section 2.
• Section 2.
• </c><02:52:11.840><c> That</c> strike section two of the rule. That strike section two of the rule.
• </c> economic opportunity and a fair tax code economic opportunity and a fair tax code that<05:03:19.440
• The code got more progressive.

Bills: HR981 , HR1228 , HB1526 , HCR14 , SJR18 , SJR28 , HR313

Keywords: federal budget, deficit reduction, economic growth, national debt, bipartisan support, House resolution, congressional subpoena, subpoena enforcement, Oversight Committee, House Oversight and Government Reform, judicial proceedings, declaratory judgment, injunctive relief, House counsel, private counsel, contempt of Congress, Pamela J. Bondi, Department of Justice, DOJ records, Jeffrey Epstein

Transcript Highlights:

• Already something that we voted on in Senator DiCeglie's transportation bill.
• I'm looking for a section. Senator Martin: Thank you. I'm looking for Section 4.
• I'm looking for Section 4. If you have a line, I can flip to it faster. It does.
• It did not include the planned use provision in the district's reporting section.
• facilities and directs the Department of Transportation to erect markers.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of introductions recognizing guests, interns, public safety officials, and a doctor of the day. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar and took up several bills, with some measures temporarily postponed and others substituted with House companions before final passage. No committee reports, governor messages, or House messages were on the desk at the start of the regular order of business. The first major bill passed was CS/CS/HB 355 on health care patient protection, which requires hospitals with emergency departments to have evidence-based pediatric emergency care policies, training, pediatric equipment, a designated pediatric emergency care coordinator, and participation in the National Pediatric Readiness Assessment. Senators also passed CS/CS/HB 1113 on public records, clarifying confidentiality protections for victims and for law enforcement officers who become victims in the course of duty, though that bill drew questions about access to information in misconduct cases and received four no votes. The Senate then passed CS/CS/HB 1085 on local government cybersecurity, creating a Florida Digital Service-administered program to help local governments obtain cybersecurity services and grants, with amendments shifting the grant-award deadline and rejecting House differences such as locating the program at USF and adding a sunset date. The chamber also passed CS/CS/HB 925 on clerks of court, allowing clerks to retain all revenue above Article V projections and revising related fee distributions, despite concerns from some senators and municipalities about revenue shifts. Additional bills passed included CS/CS/HB 679 modernizing trademark registration, and CS/CS/CS/HB 589 on septic system permits, which addresses long permit delays and clarifies liability if construction begins before a permit is issued. Several other bills were taken up, including elections legislation (SB 1334/HB 991) that generated extensive debate and multiple failed amendments on voter ID, citizenship verification, student and senior IDs, and implementation timing; the transcript ends while that bill is still under consideration, after the Senate adopted one amendment and rejected several others.

Transcript Highlights:

• The electric vehicle infrastructure has been a transportation issue.
• This amendment keeps it a transportation issue. Any further discussion?
• That ends... ...to the Transportation Committee, subject to signatures.
• section so far, and has used it very effectively on three projects.
• Section 5 addresses levy lid lifts.

Summary: The committee took up executive action on the capital budget, Proposed Substitute Senate Bill 6003, and several policy bills. Staff described amendments to the capital budget that shifted funding among behavioral health, local/community projects, irrigation projects, and juvenile rehabilitation capacity, plus a technical fix to the water pollution control revolving program. The committee adopted Senator Dozier’s budget-neutral amendment and a technical amendment, then advanced the amended capital budget to the Rules Committee. It also moved House Bills 2441, 2124, 2471, 2133, 2610, and 2338 forward with due-pass recommendations, and advanced Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2251 on Climate Commitment Act accounts to the Transportation Committee after adopting two amendments and withdrawing three others. A major public hearing focused on Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 2034, which would terminate and restate LEOFF Plan 1 in 2029, transfer surplus assets, and direct portions to the Climate Commitment Account and the pension funding stabilization account. Staff said the plan is currently about 160% funded and explained the bill’s IRS-review process, statute of limitations, and estimated implementation costs. Testimony was sharply divided: some retirees, firefighters, counties, and cities opposed the bill as an improper use of pension assets and urged benefit enhancements or protection of local medical obligations, while others supported using the surplus for broader public purposes. No vote was taken on the bill during the hearing. The committee also heard House Bill 2179 on PERS coverage for certain port workers, with ports and the Washington Public Ports Association supporting clarification for railroad employees covered by the federal railroad retirement system. House Bill 1069, allowing Department of Corrections employees to bargain over supplemental retirement benefits, drew support from Teamsters and corrections workers, while House Bill 2091, expanding employee-information sharing with bargaining representatives, drew union support and privacy objections from Washington Policy Center. Finally, Second Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1210 on targeted urban area tax preferences drew support from labor, local governments, and project proponents, and opposition from contractor groups and environmental advocates over project labor agreement requirements and nuclear-related concerns; Engrossed Substitute House Bill 1408 on community preservation and development authorities and Engrossed Second Substitute House Bill 1974 on land bank authorities for affordable housing were also heard, with both receiving supportive testimony from community and housing advocates.