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• Committee and the oversight committee, it caps the professional development requirement for teachers
• Seeing no debate, please open the rules. Anybody want to change the rules? Seeing no, vote.
• That will be the ruling. Please discuss your bill, sir. Thank you.
• Please close the rule and announce the vote. With 11 yes, zero no.
• Please open the rules. Does anybody want to change the vote?

Bills: SB1734 , SB1630 , SB1894 , SB1975 , SB1432 , SB1437 , SB1812 , SB346 , SB1250 , SB710 , SB1489 , SB2045 , SB1614

Committee: House Common Education

Keywords: artificial intelligence, AI, schools, public school districts, education technology, edtech, student privacy, FERPA, data privacy, data security, emerging technologies, machine learning, generative AI, classroom technology, instructional technology, teacher oversight, human-in-the-loop, student data, parental consent, opt-out

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• The Committee on Finance and Tax will now come to order. Stephanie, please call the roll.
• Last year, the Joint Administrative Procedure Committee issued a notice of nullification of the rule
• Committee Substitute Senate Bill 678 reestablishes the framework of DBPR's administrative rule and statute
• adopt emergency rules to implement the exemption, and that's the bill.
• Is there any further business before the committee?

Summary: The Senate Committee on Finance and Tax met and reported several bills favorably after brief presentations, no substantive opposition, and mostly unanimous or near-unanimous roll calls. CS/SB 118, by Senator Trunow, clarified how non-ad valorem special assessments may be levied on recreational vehicle parks, and an amendment removed a requirement that local governments consider RV park occupancy rates when apportioning assessments. The bill was supported by the Florida Retail Federation and passed favorably. SB 1520, by Senator Kalatayud, made changes to the Live Local Act’s missing middle property tax exemption, including allowing vesting upon final site plan approval for one year and expanding the data used for local government opt-out decisions; it also passed favorably with support from Landlord Housing Partners. The committee also approved CS/SB 678, by Senator Mayfield, which reestablishes the framework allowing distributors to deduct unsellable alcohol from monthly excise tax calculations and applies retroactively to January 1, 2025. Support came from the Florida Beer Wholesalers Association, Wine and Spirits Distributors of Florida, and Southern Glazer’s Wine and Spirits. CS/SB 680, also by Senator Mayfield, addressed double taxation of electricity used at EV charging stations by creating a sales tax exemption for separately metered electricity sold to station operators and transferred to consumers; Tesla and the Florida Retail Federation supported it, and Senator Gates spoke in favor, describing the bill as a fair solution to a prior tax administration problem. CS/SB 450, by Senator Polsky, updated property tax exemption rules for permanently and totally disabled veterans’ surviving spouses, including allowing transfer of up to 120% of the prior homestead exemption amount to a new residence. The amendment and bill were supported by the Property Appraisers Association of Florida and passed favorably. Finally, CS/SB 1074, by Senator Gates, was amended to establish uniform rules for rounding cash transactions to the nearest nickel in light of penny distribution issues, while protecting sales tax calculations and providing liability protections; it also included safeguards for pawn and recycling transactions. The Florida Retail Federation, Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, and Associated Industries of Florida supported the measure, which was reported favorably. Senator Gates requested to be recorded as voting yes on all bills, and the committee adjourned without objection.

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• Are there reports of committees? None on the desk, Mr. President.
• Other motions related to committee reference? None on the desk, Mr. President.
• And I will let you introduce them at every committee and get them to the Rules Committee.
• I move that the rules be... Okay. Thank you, Mr. President.
• Seeing none, Madam Rules Chair, you are recognized. Thank you, Mr. President.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and introductions recognizing the YMCA’s 175th anniversary, the Senate’s doctor of the day, and visiting guests. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar after confirming there were no committee reports, executive messages, House messages, or other pending motions. The Senate passed several bills unanimously: SB 100, adopting the 2026 Florida Statutes and the 2025 session laws; SB 102, deleting statutory provisions that had already been repealed or expired; and SB 104, the general reviser’s bill, which removes obsolete language, updates cross-references, and corrects drafting errors. Senators briefly joked during debate on SB 104, but there was no substantive opposition. The Senate also passed SB 320 on administrative efficiency in public schools, which reduces district-level requirements, expands teacher apprenticeship and certification flexibility, streamlines assessment and budgeting rules, and adjusts VPK oversight and facility planning requirements. The chamber also approved SB 7010, allowing state and local deferred compensation plans to offer Roth post-tax contributions in addition to pre-tax options. In addition, SB 1720 on public school personnel compensation was withdrawn from further consideration. After passage of the day’s bills, the Senate adopted a motion to immediately certify the passed bills to the House, then adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.

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• , these are actually now bills both in possession of the Rules Committee.
• </c> both in possession of the Rules both in possession of the Rules Committee.
• Committee. Committee.
• I will move the A6 before the committee. The A6 is the bill that is in Rules.
• And once again, this is left committee. It's in the possession of the Rules.

Bills: HF4074

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: retirement, pension, public employees, MSRS, PERA, TRA, St. Paul Teachers Retirement Fund Association, police and fire, correctional employees, probation officers, telecommunicators, dispatchers, 911 operators, public safety answering point, PSAP, firefighters, volunteer firefighters, paid on-call firefighters, fire relief association, state aid

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• I'm not sure if the presentation was shared with the committee.
• I did send that earlier in the I'm not sure if the presentation was shared with the committee.
• Already have an existing rule as it pertains to CWD mitigation in Louisiana. That rule is specific.
• Which time there should be rules or plans that will take the place of the DE.
• We had this SCR in the Senate committee yesterday, the day before, I think, Senator.

Summary: The Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Commission met on April 17, 2026, with a quorum present, adopted the agenda and prior minutes, and then focused primarily on chronic wasting disease (CWD) management in light of a new positive deer detection in Washington Parish. Staff explained that the March 11 declaration of emergency expanded the CWD control area into portions of Washington and surrounding parishes, including parts of Morehouse, Union, Lincoln, and Jackson, and that the emergency rule remains in effect for 180 days unless rescinded earlier. The commission also discussed the task force’s report and recommendations, but the chair indicated those recommendations would be tabled pending legislative action on Senate Concurrent Resolution 24 (SCR 24)."} 0}

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• All rules have been met. House committee subs were dropped in 24 hours in advance.
• House Committee substitute ending in 0.02C is adopted.
• The committee reports House Committee substitute for House Bill 3204 do pass by a unanimous vote.
• are until you read what the rules are.
• The committee reports House Committee substitute for House Bill 3142 do pass by an 11-2 vote. work into

Committee: House Emerging Issues

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• support the entire committee.
• Committee drawers on the other side of those lights right there are committee drawers.
• If you've been on the Labor Committee in the past, you've received a copy of our law and rule book and
• </c><03:51:19.800><c> are</c><03:51:20.000><c> more</c> the rules so that the rules are more the rules
• the rules.

Committee: House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• 31 is referred to the Committee on Finance.
• to the Committee on Appropriations.
• ><c> committee</c><00:07:44.080><c> on</c> is referred to the committee on is referred to the committee
• </c> committee on judiciary. committee on judiciary.
• </c> report of the committee on finance. report of the committee on finance.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

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• I call this conference committee in House File 3900 to order, and we do have a quorum present.
• today's agenda, I figured we should go through member introductions for who's on the conference committee
• behavior towards the rules or towards our<00:21:24.560><c> budget.
• </c> uh especially if it's one-party rule. uh especially if it's one-party rule.
• </c> committee report will be adopted. committee report will be adopted.

Keywords: 919, house, all

Summary: The conference committee on House File 3900 met with a quorum, introduced members and staff, and received a nonpartisan walkthrough of the bill. Staff explained that the proposal would change the permanent school fund’s distribution formula from interest and dividends to a statutory payout based on 4.5% of the fund’s average value over the previous three fiscal years, with the Commissioner of Management and Budget responsible for determining and transferring the distributable amount. The Senate version differed by adding language requiring a two-thirds vote of each legislative house to change the distribution policy or apportionment. Members then debated whether a future legislature could increase the payout and whether the constitutional language would sufficiently protect the fund’s purchasing power. Senator Farnsworth argued that a supermajority requirement would help prevent politicization and lock in the fund’s purpose, while Representative Long, Senator Kunesh, Representative Youakim, and Representative O’Driscoll opposed the supermajority as unnecessary and potentially politicizing, emphasizing existing constitutional protections, fiduciary duties, and the legislature’s track record of stewarding school trust lands for students. Staff indicated the language requiring preservation of purchasing power would be a strong safeguard, though the exact legal remedy was unclear. Senator Kunesh moved to adopt the House File 3900 second engrossment as the conference committee report. The committee took a roll call vote and approved the motion 7-1, with Senator Farnsworth voting no. After the vote, Senator Swedzinski offered brief remarks about the historical importance of school trust funds and public education.

Transcript Highlights:

• The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration will come to order. A quorum is present.
• The Committee on Rules and Legislative Administration will designate Monday, March 17th, for the adoption
• </c> calendar for the day pursuant to rule calendar for the day pursuant to rule 1.21<00:01:15.640><c
• ><c> on</c><00:01:18.040><c> rules</c><00:01:18.360><c> and</c> 1.21 and 3.33 the committee on rules
• and 1.21 and 3.33 the committee on rules and legislative<00:01:19.080><c> Administration</c><00:01:19.640

Committee: House Rules and Legislative Administration

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• I move the bill as amended, receive a due pass recommendation, and be sent to the Rules Committee.
• I think this goes to the Rules Committee. No. We got a fiscal note on this? Sorry. Sorry. Sorry.
• I move that the bill receive a due pass recommendation and be sent to the Rules Committee.
• The bill has received a due pass recommendation and is sent to the Rules Committee.
• The bill has received a due pass recommendation and is sent to the Rules Committee.

Committee: Senate Law & Justice

Keywords: 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The Committee on Rules of the two branches acting concurrently.
• The Committee on Rules of the two branches acting concurrently reports a petition accompanied by a bill
• The committee recommends that the joint rule be suspended with reference thereto. Senator Joan B.
• The ayes have it, and the rule is suspended. The question now comes on suspension of Joint Rule 12.
• The ayes have it, and the rule is suspended.

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The Senate opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and then took up several routine matters. It adopted an emergency preamble for H. 4182, a sick leave bank bill for Jato Charlotton of the Department of Transportation, and later passed that bill to be enacted and sent it to the Governor. The Senate also adopted resolutions honoring the 14th Dalai Lama and congratulating two Eagle Scouts, Jack Geyser and Windsor Sheppler. The chamber then considered H. 4103, establishing a sick leave bank for Stephen Forget of the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office. The bill was taken up out of the orders of the day, ordered to a third reading, and passed to be engrossed. A House bill, H. 4230, establishing a sick leave bank for James Caruso of the Department of Transportation, was also advanced when the Senate suspended the rules and ordered it to a third reading. The Committee on Rules reported a petition and bill from Pavel Payano to expand access to the family self-sufficiency program in Massachusetts. The Senate suspended its rules and Joint Rule 12 so the matter could be referred to the committees on housing. At the close of session, the Senate adopted an order to reconvene on Monday at 11:00 a.m. and to dispense with printing a calendar, then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• Speaker, we, your Committee on Judiciary, Rules and Administration, report that we have read and approved
• Speaker, we, your Committee on Judiciary, Rules and Administration, report that we have printed House
• House Bills 489, 490, 491, 492, and 493 are referred to the Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee
• Without objection, the House now 93, referred to the Judiciary and Rules and Administration Committee
• The House Judiciary, Rules and Administration Committee will meet Monday, January 19th, at 1:30 p.m.,

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Good morning, members of the committee.
• Because it was not assigned to committees' committee. That's the capital outlay bill.
• But again, it's up to the committee.
• Chair, on the floor, we could refer it to rules and then have the chair of rules, and have the chair
• of the committees stand up with unanimous consent.

Committee: Senate Senate Committees' Committee

Summary: The committee met to review staff recommendations on several bills introduced the previous day, with staff noting that the measures were generally straightforward because they either carried a message or included an appropriation. The chair first took up Senate Bills 73, 78, and 214, and the committee agreed without objection to report them out as germane. The committee then discussed Senate Bill 240, the capital outlay bill, which had been sent directly to Finance rather than through the committee. Members expressed concern about preserving proper procedure and avoiding a precedent of bypassing committee rules. The chair concluded that no formal action was needed in the committee and that the matter would be handled by having the committee chair seek unanimous consent on the floor to send the bill back through the proper process; the same approach would be checked for the straw budget bill filed by Senator Muñoz. Finally, the committee considered a second group of appropriations bills and approved staff recommendations on the listed measures, including bills 249, 248, 243, 238, 235, 222, and 221, with no objection. Those bills were ruled germane, while other bills not included in the motion remained on the list. The committee then adjourned.

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• Committee.
• Committee.
• Committee.
• Senate Joint Resolution 4 is referred to the Senate Rules Committee, then to the Senate Judiciary Committee
• Committee, then to the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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• And pursuant to Senate Rule 29.10(c), the following bill is referred to the Committee on Rules: File
• She was approved by the Rules Committee on June 3rd. I respectfully request an aye vote.
• The Rules Committee approved her reappointment on June 3rd, on a 5-0 vote.
• I rise to request that Joint Rule 62A be suspended to allow the Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review
• I would like to move that Joint Rule 62A be suspended to allow the Committee on Judiciary to hold an

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Thank you to the committee for your time.
• Thank you, Chair Chan, Chair Payano, and members of the committee.
• We strongly urge this committee to give S. 237 a favorable report.
• Good morning, Chairs, Vice Chairs, members of the committee.
• Comments to your committee.

Committee: Joint Joint Committee on Consumer Protection and Professional Licensure

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The committee heard testimony on several bills, with the longest discussion focused on House Bill 426 and Senate Bill 263, which would prohibit the sale in Massachusetts of cosmetics known to rely on vertebrate animal testing. Supporters from Animal Defenders International, Humane World for Animals, and the Animal Rescue League said animal testing is cruel, outdated, and unreliable, and pointed to non-animal alternatives and similar laws in other states and countries. No opposition was heard on that bill during the excerpt, and witnesses urged the committee to report it favorably. The committee also took testimony on House Bill 4543, which would clarify an existing pipe-fitting exemption for certain work performed on property owned by industrial plants, utilities, colleges, and similar institutions. A representative for Construction Industries of Massachusetts supported the bill, saying it would preserve longstanding practice for outside contractors doing yard piping work. Pipefitters Local 537 opposed it, arguing the work is properly licensed pipefitting and that the bill would weaken licensing standards and undermine state inspectors. Another major topic was Senate Bill 237 on regulating self-checkouts in grocery establishments. The Mass AFL-CIO and UFCW Local 1445 supported the bill, saying self-checkout has reduced staffing, increased worker stress and customer conflict, and contributed to theft and safety problems. Workers described being responsible for multiple machines at once, verbal abuse, and even assaults, and said the bill’s staffing and machine limits would improve safety and customer service. The committee also heard extensive testimony on House Bill 355, which would allow veterinarians to establish a client-patient relationship via telehealth; ASPCA, MSPCA, and several veterinarians supported it as a way to expand access to care, while the Massachusetts Veterinary Medical Association and several veterinarians opposed it, arguing that an in-person exam is essential for proper diagnosis and that telemedicine should only follow an in-person VCPR. Finally, the committee heard testimony on House Bill 330, Senate Bill 221, and House Bill 371, which would preempt local boards of health from adopting tobacco-related age or sales restrictions beyond the statewide standard. Public health advocates opposed the bills, arguing they would block local innovation and undermine nicotine-free generation policies adopted by municipalities, while retailers and tobacco trade groups supported them as necessary to preserve a uniform statewide age-21 standard and avoid confusion for consumers and businesses. No votes or final actions were taken during the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• It was interesting in committee.
• It was interesting in committee.
• I'm just trying to follow what I heard in the Rules Committee. I apologize.
• I'm just trying to follow what I heard in the Rules Committee. I apologize.
• In the Rules Committee. I apologize. Okay, I'll look it up. Thank you. Thank you.

Summary: The meeting covered a very large number of bills across multiple committees, with most items presented on consent calendars and several sponsors explaining their measures. Education bills focused on moving statewide testing later in the school year, allowing paper testing by local choice, increasing transparency around district administrator pay, expanding religious excusal policies, creating a school fitness recognition program, and sending a resolution to voters to require sex-based designation of school sports teams and private spaces. Federalism and Government items included bans on foreign contributions to ballot-measure committees, a proposed ballot measure to eliminate voting centers and return to precinct-based voting, memorials urging withdrawal from the United Nations and the IMF, penalties for late agency financial reporting, restrictions on state contracts with China, and a bill limiting use of ADS-B aviation data for fee collection. Commerce bills addressed digital goods disclosure, child influencer trust accounts, liability for river outfitters, marketplace contractor termination rights, utility submetering charges, unemployment eligibility checks, and association-based health plans. Health and human services measures included lactation consultant certification and Medicaid breastfeeding support, a ban on gender transition procedures for minors, a requirement that chief medical officers hold active licenses, technical ambulance definitions, a SNAP waiver request to restrict non-eligible food purchases, hospital collection of patient immigration status, and enrollment verification for AHCCCS-related hospital presumptive eligibility. Judiciary bills included consent-verification requirements for online sexual material, a civil cause of action for DEI policy violations, hate-crime-style enhancements that also cover political affiliation, name-change disclosure rules for sex offenders, penalties for possession of falsified commercial driver’s licenses by unlawfully present persons, penalties for mailing abortion-inducing drugs, speed-inhibiting devices as an alternative to license suspension, longer transition services for inmates, stronger penalties for sexual extortion of minors, and legislative oversight of state shooting range closures. Natural resources and water bills dealt with brackish groundwater recovery and desalination studies, water augmentation authority financing, HOA drought-year watering restrictions, water-rate parity for customers outside city limits, and groundwater transportation from the McMullen Valley basin. Other topics included a ban on PFAS firefighting foam, restrictions on vaccine and mask mandates by governments and businesses, protections against employment or service discrimination based on medical interventions, elimination of long-vacant state positions, consumer protections against device disabling after owner modifications, and restrictions on Chinese-made critical infrastructure. The committee also heard a Space Commission update bill and a continuation of the Arizona Beef Council. Several bills were pulled from consent or flagged for amendments or legal concerns, including the testing-window bill, student directory information bill, river outfitter liability bill, ambulance bill, and others. No final floor votes were taken in the transcript, but many bills were advanced on third-read or consent calendars, while a few were set aside for amendments or further discussion.

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• The committee shall deny applications for a certificate based on such findings as rulings may support
• </c> being on this committee? being on this committee?
• </c> I made a ruling on the matter. I made a ruling on the matter.
• </c> committee? No. committee? No. All<00:46:04.560><c> right.
• </c> rules and Department of Justice rules. rules and Department of Justice rules.

Committee: Senate Energy and Natural Resources

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• He was approved by the Rules Committee on January 14. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
• He was approved by the Rules Committee on January 14th. I respectfully asked for an aye vote.
• She was approved by the Rules Committee on January 14th. I respectfully ask for an aye vote.
• Moved by the Rules Committee on January 14th, I respectfully ask for an aye vote. No mics up.
• Committee to the Senate floor pursuant to Senate Rule 28 and for it to be taken up without reference

Keywords: 987, senate, all