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FL
Florida 2026 5th Special Session
Community Affairs Nov 18th, 2025
Transcript Highlights:
- Is it based on occupancy, if it's actually occupied?
- But there was mention of actual use and occupancy in one section. Okay, but nothing to that effect.
Summary:
The Committee on Community Affairs met with a quorum present and heard three bills. First, the committee considered Senator Osgood’s home hardening products bill (CS/SB 78). The sponsor offered and the committee adopted a strike-all amendment that changed the sales tax exemption for impact-resistant doors and windows into a refund program. The refund is limited to homeowners with site-built homesteads valued at $700,000 or less, requires application to the Department of Revenue with proof of eligibility, caps the refundable tax at $500,000 per property, and runs for two years beginning July 1, 2026. The bill, as amended, was reported favorably after a roll call vote.
The committee then took up Senator McLean’s land use and development regulations bill (SB 208), which would redefine compatibility, define infill residential development, allow administrative approval in certain cases, and set standards for local development-related fees. Members and stakeholders discussed concerns about the compatibility definition, the scope of administrative approval, and whether 100 acres is too large to qualify as infill. Testimony came from Audubon Florida, the Florida Association of Counties, the Florida League of Cities, Highland Homes, 1,000 Friends of Florida, and others, with supporters emphasizing housing supply and affordability and opponents warning about sprawl, reduced public participation, and impacts to rural lands and the Florida Wildlife Corridor. The sponsor said he would continue working on the language, and the bill was reported favorably.
Finally, the committee heard Senator Truenow’s bill on special assessments for recreational vehicle parks (SB 118). The bill clarifies that if a local government levies a special assessment on an RV park space or campsite, the assessment may not exceed the maximum square footage allowed for an RV site. An amendment clarified that maximum as 400 square feet, resolving confusion about the cross-reference in current law. After brief discussion and one appearance form in support, the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
- Is it based on occupancy, if it's actually occupied?
- But there was mention of actual use and occupancy in one section. Okay, but nothing to that effect.
Summary:
The Committee on Community Affairs met with a quorum present and heard three bills. First, the committee considered Senator Osgood’s home hardening products bill (CS/SB 78). An amendment was adopted that changed the sales tax exemption for impact-resistant doors and windows into a refund process, limited eligibility to homeowners with site-built homesteads valued at $700,000 or less, capped the refundable tax at $500,000 per property, and set the refund period for two years beginning July 1, 2026. After the amendment, the bill was reported favorably.
The committee then took up Senator McClain’s SB 208 on land use and development regulations. The bill would define compatibility and infill residential development, allow administrative approval of certain infill projects, and set standards for local development-related fees. Several members and stakeholders discussed possible changes to the compatibility and fee provisions. Testimony included opposition from Audubon Florida, the Florida Association of Counties, the Florida League of Cities, and 1,000 Friends of Florida, who raised concerns about sprawl, public participation, the 100-acre infill threshold, and impacts on rural lands and the Florida Wildlife Corridor. Support came from Highland Homes and several groups that waived in support, including AARP, the Florida Chamber of Commerce, and Associated Industries of Florida. The bill was reported favorably after debate.
Finally, the committee heard Senator Trumbull’s SB 118 on special assessments for recreational vehicle parks. The bill clarifies that if a local government levies a special assessment on an RV park space or campsite, the assessed square footage cannot exceed the maximum square footage allowed for a recreational vehicle. An amendment clarified the maximum square footage as 400 square feet. After brief discussion and no opposition, the committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably. The meeting then adjourned.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Floor Session Aug 29th, 2025
California House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- This is a bill that empowers local governments to collect the correct amount of transit occupancy taxes
- all these sites to see who is renting their homes out and go and collect the TOT, the transient occupancy
Summary:
The Assembly convened with a quorum call, prayer, and Pledge of Allegiance, then moved through a largely procedural floor session. Members also heard guest introductions recognizing the 20th anniversary of UC Merced and visiting interns and local officials. The Speaker reminded members about floor managers for Senate bills and noted several items were passed and retained on file or deferred during the day’s business.
On the Daily File, the Assembly concurred in Senate amendments to AB 385 on park property and AB 1119 on teacher credentialing, both by unanimous 57-0 votes. The house also passed SB 351, a health practices measure presented as strengthening enforcement of California’s corporate practice of medicine rules and protecting the doctor-patient relationship, by a 61-0 vote. SB 697, relating to water rights adjudication and allowing the State Water Board to use technology such as drones for investigations, passed 55-0.
The Assembly then took up SB 346 on local government and short-term rentals. Supporters said it would help cities collect transient occupancy taxes, enforce local ordinances, and identify unpermitted rentals; Assembly Members Bauer-Kahan, Papin, and Dixon spoke in favor, with Dixon describing local regulatory challenges from her time in Newport Beach. The bill passed 50-0. The second-day consent calendar was then approved.
The remainder of the session was devoted to adjournment in memory remarks honoring Miguel Antonio Cano, Officer of the California Highway Patrol; Vincent Dino, a longtime Palmdale water district and civic leader; Andrew Meredith, a labor and building trades leader and former Galt mayor; and Erica Hoffman, a California School Boards Association advocate for public education. The Assembly then adjourned until Tuesday, September 2 at 1 p.m.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Minnesota House passes the human services finance bill, HF2434 5/5/25
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- Trent also takes occupational therapy, where they're working on dressing him, combing his hair, and brushing
- Trent also takes occupational therapy, where they're working on dressing him, combing his hair, and brushing
- Trent also takes occupational therapy, where they're working on dressing him, combing his hair, and brushing
- <00:15:47.880>
therapy <00:15:48.399>where <00:15:48.560>they're occupational therapy - where they're occupational therapy where they're working<00:15:49.079>
on <00:15:49.560>dressing
MA
Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session
Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management Jun 21st, 2026 at 01:00 pm
Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management
Transcript Highlights:
- She's on Zoom now with us because one moved to Texas, but we've been involved from the beginning at the
- However, only Solomon's record was coded with Y59.0, which means viral vaccines.
- and yet the CDC, when it goes through their software, transacts and acts, it's supposed to spit out code
- certified on the records as having died from the vaccine, and it was hidden by removing the Y59.0 code
Summary:
The Joint Committee on Emergency Preparedness and Management held a hearing on several emergency management bills, with most of the testimony focused on Senate Bill 539, which would prohibit COVID-19 mRNA vaccination or gene-altering procedures as a condition of entry, employment, school attendance, or access to public venues. Senator Durant and many public witnesses supported the bill, arguing that COVID-era mandates were coercive, ineffective, and harmful, and that the state should not require proof of vaccination in future emergencies. One witness, Joanne Tuller, testified in opposition, saying the government should retain authority to impose public health measures in emergencies and warning against permanently limiting that power based on the COVID experience.
The committee also heard testimony on Senate Bill 540, concerning the prevention of radioactive material discharge, with a Sierra Club representative and local residents opposing Holtec’s disposal of wastewater from the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant and citing health, environmental, and economic concerns in Plymouth and nearby communities. Senator Driscoll testified in support of Senate Bills 537 and 538, describing them as measures to strengthen the Commonwealth’s strategic preparedness stockpile and to create a framework for emergency response during surges in hospitalizations, including temporary waivers of prior authorization when hospitals are over capacity.
In addition, Dr. Jennifer Carlson testified in support of H.885, a resolve creating a special commission on the field of emergency management, arguing that the profession should be more fully professionalized and staffed by dedicated experts rather than part-time “second hat” officials. Several other bills on the docket, including H.883 and H.84, had no sign-ups. The chair closed each bill’s testimony section as the list was exhausted, and the hearing was adjourned without any votes taken during the session.
CA
California 2025-2026 Regular Session
Assembly Public Safety Committee Jun 9th, 2026
Transcript Highlights:
- Also getting rid of the 10-digit code that anytime you received a call, just the friction in the system
- This administrative burden makes it more expensive to operate in California compared to states like Texas
- Also, as noted in the analysis, Penal Code 832.7 already speaks to situations...
- Penal Code 832.7 already speaks to situations in which body cam footage must be redacted, especially
Summary:
The Assembly Standing Committee on Public Safety heard several bills, with testimony largely focused on criminal justice, public safety, and detention-related issues. SB 498 by Senator Becker would make electronic messaging free for incarcerated people in CDCR facilities and end 15-minute limits on voice calls; the author and supporters argued it would strengthen family ties and rehabilitation, while no opposition testified. SB 953 by Senator Niello would require two DMV points for misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter cases even when diversion is granted; victims’ family members and law enforcement groups supported it as an accountability measure, while the ACLU and Debt-Free Justice California opposed it, arguing diversion should remain an incentive for rehabilitation and safer roads. The committee also heard SB 1306 by Senator Cortese, which would align state law with federal exemptions for certain GBL-containing chemical mixtures used in semiconductor manufacturing; the author and SEMI said it would reduce unnecessary regulation and protect California’s semiconductor industry, and there was no opposition testimony.
Members also considered SB 941 by Senator Padilla, which would cap commissary markups in private immigration detention facilities at 35% above vendor cost. The author and supporters described high prices for basic necessities and poor conditions in private detention centers, while no opposition witnesses appeared. SB 691 by Senator Wahab would require law enforcement body-camera policies to include a process for EMS personnel to request redaction of recordings before public release when patients are receiving medical treatment; supporters said it would protect patient privacy, while the Sheriff’s Association opposed it as duplicative and potentially confusing. SB 562 by Senator Ashby would allow partial refunds of bail bond premiums when charges are not filed or are dropped early; supporters framed it as a fairness measure for low-income families, while bail industry representatives and victims’ advocates warned it could discourage bail agents from posting bonds and could affect domestic violence cases.
The committee also took up several additional measures on consent or with no opposition testimony, including AB 2796, SB 891, SB 1012, and SB 1143. After discussion, the committee voted to pass SB 953, SB 1306, and SB 941, and to move SB 498, SB 691, and SB 562 forward as well, with some votes initially held open for absent members. Several bills were pulled by their authors and not heard, including SB 1004, SB 1208, SB 1338, and SB 1401. The meeting concluded with the committee adjourning until the following week.
NM
New Mexico 2025 Regular Session
IC - Water and Natural Resources Nov 18th, 2025
Water & Natural Resources Committee
Transcript Highlights:
- get a $30 million for three microgrids, and after tax credits, or whatever we're allowed in the tax code
- Whatever we're allowed in the tax code, this would only cost us a million dollars for 30 members for
- applied to a competitive process, we're getting tax counsel, and we are eligible. for credits in the tax code
- At this point, I think it's just more awareness of what's happening, and the To represent our Texas,
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Um, and the other question is whether that a permanent residence is determined at the time an occupancy
- is determined at the time an occupancy is determined at the time an occupancy is<01:22:05.920>
- We—I wasn't thinking that the intent was to limit that to an occupancy by a single person. >> Oh, I see
- of one person, um says when an occupancy of one person, um I<01:27:17.280>
was <01:27:17.440><- intent was to limit that to an occupancy intent was to limit that to an occupancy by<01:27:34.800
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- the election of a multifamily residential property governed by Section 42 of the Internal Revenue Code
- on by section 42 of the<00:42:20.319>
Internal <00:42:20.640>Revenue <00:42:21.040>Code - ><00:42:21.359>
subject <00:42:21.680>to <00:42:21.839>a the Internal Revenue Code - subject to a the Internal Revenue Code subject to a recorded<00:42:22.480>
housing <00:42:22.880 - Um the goal of this occupancy permit.
LA
Transcript Highlights:
- HB 525 would also require DOC to provide complete code books for the data.
- Unless codes change in the future, Unless codes change in the future, uploading the code book would be
- All the info, the code books, every single bit of it.
- All the info, the code books, every single bit of it.
- One is a change to Children's Code Article 412 governing the confidentiality of records.
Summary:
The committee first approved the April 28 minutes and announced that Senate Bill 499 was voluntarily deferred. It then heard several House bills, beginning with HB 168, a reentry/transitional housing program for female parolees near release; supporters said it would improve public safety and reduce recidivism, and the bill was reported favorably without objection. HB 322, a cleanup bill from the Maggie Grace Act clarifying that victims or families requesting transcripts would not be charged, was also reported favorably without objection. HB 622, which aligns Louisiana criminal history information practices with federal rules, was amended and then reported favorably. HB 821, moving the School for Safe Centers from GOSEP to the Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement, was reported favorably as well.
The committee then took up HB 364, which directs State Police to partner on public awareness efforts about the illegality of discharging firearms, especially around holidays. An amendment removed a proposed printing cost and shifted the bill toward PSAs; the bill was reported favorably with amendments. HB 568, which strengthens enforcement of drug-free school zone laws by creating a clearer offense for openly smoking or vaping illegal drugs in school zones and setting a specific penalty for marijuana, drew extensive debate. Supporters, including the author and governor’s office, said it was needed to protect children and families and to give law enforcement a workable deterrent. Opponents argued it would impose harsh, geography-based penalties, sweep in medical cannabis patients and veterans, and worsen racial and fiscal disparities. After roll-call, the committee reported HB 568 favorably by a 3-2 vote.
The committee also approved HB 296, a cleanup bill removing long-defunct programs from statute, without objection. HB 823, creating an Orleans Parish DA pilot diversion program for unhoused people accused of nonviolent offenses, was supported by Covenant House and others as a way to avoid criminalizing homelessness and was reported favorably without objection. Finally, HB 1038, a major bill revising the authority and liability structure of city marshals and local governments, prompted extensive testimony. The bill and amendments would limit some marshal powers in smaller jurisdictions, require local approval for certain staffing/insurance matters, and allow local governments to restore powers by ordinance. Supporters said it would reduce liability, clarify authority, and address problems in some marshal offices; opponents, including multiple marshals and law enforcement supporters, said it would undermine elected marshals, hurt small offices, and was too broad and under-studied. The transcript ends amid that hearing, with no final committee action shown on HB 1038.
CO
Colorado 2026 Regular Session
Colorado Senate 2026 Legislative Day 037 Feb 20th, 2026
Colorado Senate Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- have a lot of students in my district along the eastern plains and southern border that they go to Texas
- <02:37:50.399>
to southern border that they go to Texas to southern border that they go to - <02:45:38.560>
So <02:45:38.880>that's well in Wyoming and in Texas. - So that's well in Wyoming and in Texas.
- The students that go to Texas and Wyoming are getting in-state tuition in those states and paying less
MN
Transcript Highlights:
- >> She I need to read the entire code of this amendment. It's the A26/0160.
- To answer the question, the intent would be that the system would allow for proof of number of occupants
- To answer the question, the intent would be that the system would allow for proof of number of occupants
- that were transported, so of occupants that were transported, so there'd<02:19:50.480>
be <02: - Documenting the path of the vehicle, the mileage driven, the occupants of the vehicle, the form solution
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Agriculture Finance and Policy Committee 3/5/25
Agriculture Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- Farming can be a dangerous occupation; farming is listed as the third most dangerous occupation in the
- Farming can be a dangerous occupation; farming is listed as the third most dangerous occupation in the
- Farming can be a dangerous occupation; farming is listed as the third most dangerous occupation in the
- Farming can be a dangerous occupation; farming is listed as the third most dangerous occupation in the
- Farming can be a dangerous occupation; farming is listed as the third most dangerous occupation in the
US
US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session
US House Floor Proceedings (Monday, July 21, 2025)
US Federal House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The last census was 1,576. where the post office's zip code where the post office's zip code allocation
- Service to designate unique zip codes Service to designate unique zip codes for<04:02:47.199>
- agreed on bipartisan basis that zip code agreed on bipartisan basis that zip code designation<04
- When the zip code needs to thrive.
- , a unique zip code.
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
House Health Finance and Policy Committee 2/25/26 - Part 1
Health Finance and Policy
Transcript Highlights:
- 14451 prohibits hospitals, um, without a bed license from expanding their opportunity and, um, occupation
- 03:37.280>
opportunity <00:03:38.319>and <00:03:38.799>um <00:03:38.959>occupation - <00:03:39.519>
and their opportunity and um occupation and their opportunity and um occupation - At Regions, our daily occupancy of the beds that we are asking for, med-surg and ICU, runs around 94%
- finding safe patient placements, managing surges, and maintaining quality while operating at maximum occupancy
Keywords:
hospital moratorium, hospital construction, bed capacity, hospital expansion, health care facilities, hospital licensing, safety-net hospital, level I trauma center, Ramsey County, Minnesota health law, hospital beds, new hospital exception, certificate of need, inpatient capacity, emergency care, trauma services, health system regulation, state moratorium, hospital modernization, health infrastructure
NH
Transcript Highlights:
- Cities, towns, and municipalities shall not mandate that occupants of housing units be related by blood
- 00:38:27.920>
not <00:38:28.200>mandate <00:38:28.599>that <00:38:28.880>occupants - <00:38:29.319>
of shall not mandate that occupants of shall not mandate that occupants of
WY
Wyoming 2026 Regular Session
House Floor Session-Day 7, February 17, 2026-PM
Wyoming House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- The most common example that you might think of is the Uniform Commercial Code.
- The most common example that you might think of is the Uniform Commercial Code.
- So if you read the budget request, this particular agency was... code.
- So, I'm going to have to either code.
- may be based on their occupations. may be based on their occupations.
AZ
Transcript Highlights:
- contrast, the term West Bank is a relatively recent political designation introduced during Jordan's occupation
- It is not a Occupation from 1948 to 1967.
- It was coined in 1950 by the Kingdom of Jordan after its illegal occupation of the country.
Keywords:
air emissions, fuel blends, environmental quality, feasibility study, Arizona Department of Agriculture, livestock, compensation, funding, ranching, agriculture, appropriation, University of Arizona, education, state budget, biennial budget, state funding, appropriations, budget procedures, fiscal years, Judea
MN
Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session
Notice required when deploying chemical irritants in a building 3/10/26
Minnesota House Floor Meeting
Transcript Highlights:
- So, the just to kind of walk through the bill quickly, it gives building owners and occupants, who of
- standardized notice that we've asked DPS to provide, just to leave some information behind for the owner or occupant
Summary:
The committee took up House File 3782, Chair Mueller’s bill, and first adopted an oral amendment changing the term “distraction” to “diversionary” in four places. The DE2 author’s amendment, as amended, was then adopted. The bill was described as a response to concerns raised after the summer’s events and is intended to address safety and cleanup issues when law enforcement deploys chemical irritants inside buildings.
Colin Hortman testified virtually about the cleanup of his parents’ home after tear gas was used there. He described extensive residue, health effects when re-entering the house, months of delay before it could be safely occupied, difficulty determining what chemicals and quantities had been used, and confusion over who was responsible for remediation costs. He said clearer documentation, immediate disclosure of the agents used, and faster communication would make the process safer and less traumatic for future victims.
Chair Mueller explained that the bill would require law enforcement that uses chemical irritants inside a building to leave a standardized notice for occupants or owners, including information on what was used and how much, and to direct them to the agency for more details. Members asked about the logistics of the notice requirement, including how it would work in multi-agency operations; Mueller said the agency in command of the scene would leave the notice. Representatives expressed support for the bill and its purpose. The committee then renewed and approved the motion to re-refer House File 3782, as amended, to the Judiciary, Finance, and Civil Law Committee.