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TX
Transcript Highlights:
  • addresses stakeholder concerns and better aligns the bill language with existing practices and HHSC's regulatory
  • First, it aligns the facilities that must comply with this bill to those within HHSC's regulatory authority
  • The substitute clarifies that the bill does not prevent state agencies from taking regulatory or enforcement
Keywords: 1185, senate, all
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Veterans and Armed Forces Apr 7th, 2026 at 11:00 am

Veterans and Armed Forces

Transcript Highlights:
  • Courts have struck down or challenged state laws that attempted to create separate regulatory systems
  • Courts have struck down or challenged state laws that attempted to create separate regulatory systems
  • This is not a regulatory gray area that needs to be clarified.
  • This is not a regulatory gray area. underscores the point.
  • This is not a regulatory gray area that needs to be clarified.
Keywords: 959, house, all
WA
Transcript Highlights:
  • I want to address, however, one regulatory issue and two policy concerns.
  • The regulatory issue arises from RCW 48.62.01.1.
  • This would require the Department of Agriculture to consider metrics related to certain regulatory costs
  • the department to report at least once every four years on the competitiveness of Washington's regulatory
  • This would require the Department of Agriculture to consider metrics related to certain regulatory costs
Summary: The House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee held a public hearing on House Bill 2275, which would create a Wildfire Prevention and Protection Fund and a new council to oversee utility wildfire mitigation, claims payments, and related administration. Staff explained that investor-owned utilities would be required to participate, consumer-owned utilities could opt in, and utilities would pay annual contributions and maintain approved wildfire mitigation plans to qualify for claims coverage. The prime sponsor, Rep. Christine Reeves, said the bill was intended to address wildfire liability, support prevention, and create a more comprehensive statewide approach to wildfire risk. Members asked about retroactivity to July 1, 2021, utility contribution limits, and whether the bill would lower rates or improve mitigation funding. Public testimony was split. Supporters included the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, the Department of Natural Resources, wildfire survivors, and several wildfire and insurance advocates, who emphasized the need for compensation, stable funding, prevention, and better resilience planning. Opponents included several utilities, utility associations, business groups, and public utility district representatives, who argued the bill would shift uncapped costs to ratepayers, lacked clear liability reform and solvency protections, and could be vulnerable to future fund sweeps. Some witnesses cited California’s wildfire fund as a model, while others said Washington needed a broader, more holistic solution focused on prevention and liability reform. No vote was taken on HB 2275; the public hearing was closed after testimony. The committee then moved to executive session on House Bill 2238, which directs the Department of Agriculture to develop a statewide food security strategy and adds food security coordination and food system performance monitoring to the department’s duties. Four amendments were adopted: L-061, requiring consideration of regulatory cost metrics and periodic competitiveness reporting; L-062, directing the strategy to recommend legislative actions to make food more affordable and reduce food assistance need; L-060, adding people with lived experience of food insecurity and BIPOC small farmers to consultation requirements and focusing on root causes of hunger; and L-063, adding fuel and labor cost tracking to agricultural viability metrics. Amendment L-064, which would have required a consultant study on proposed agricultural labor legislation, failed on a 5-6 roll call vote. The committee then adopted the amended substitute and reported Substitute House Bill 2238 out of committee with a due pass recommendation by an 11-0 vote.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee Jul 1st, 2026

Privacy and Consumer Protection

Transcript Highlights:
  • AI capabilities are advancing faster than traditional regulatory processes.
  • “Traditional regulatory processes.
  • I mean, that's not something that happened out of any regulatory requirement.
  • There has been no enforcement, no regulatory guidance, and no judicial interpretation.
  • There has been no enforcement, no regulatory guidance, and no judicial interpretation.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Commerce Finance and Policy Committee 3/11/26

Commerce Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> Stidham and director of regulatory Stidham and director of regulatory affairs<01:17:48.920><c> at
  • I am the director of regulatory affairs with Rocket Mortgage.
  • </c><01:35:58.160><c> and</c> We're confident it met regulatory and We're confident it met regulatory
  • ASI operates with a very strong regulatory framework.
  • </c> We operate under strong regulatory We operate under strong regulatory oversight<01:38:07.080><c>
HI

Hawaii 2026 Regular Session

WLA Public Hearing 02-06-2026

Water, Land, Culture and the Arts

Transcript Highlights:
  • agency and removes or limits the regulatory functions of DNR.
  • </c><01:04:49.839><c> agency</c><01:04:50.880><c> and</c> of planning into a regulatory agency and of
  • :04:52.880><c> the</c><01:04:53.119><c> regulatory</c> removes or limits the regulatory removes or limits
  • the regulatory functions<01:04:54.240><c> of</c><01:04:54.559><c> DNR.
  • </c><01:24:23.360><c> and</c> recognizes that current regulatory and recognizes that current regulatory
Summary: The committee heard testimony on several measures, beginning with SB 2982 on campaign finance, which would prohibit foreign entities and foreign-influence businesses from making contributions and expenditures. The Attorney General’s office testified first, followed by the Campaign Spending Commission, which supported the bill but asked for clarification on constitutional review authority and additional implementation time for certifications, forms, and procedures. Common Cause also supported the measure, arguing it would help protect elections from dark money and foreign influence. No vote was taken. The committee then took up SB 2367 on a state boating facilities lease program for the Ala Wai small boat harbor. DLNR supported the bill, while UPW opposed it, warning about privatization of a public asset and possible job displacement. Several members of the public supported the concept but urged amendments to protect public access, affordability, youth ocean programs, and state employee jobs. Committee members questioned DLNR about the scope of the lease, the role of the Board of Land and Natural Resources, and whether public access and existing concessions would remain protected. DLNR said current leases would remain, the board would retain approval authority, and employees would not necessarily be displaced, but members indicated more discussion and possible amendments were needed. For SB 2818 on boating penalties, DLNR testified in support and there was no opposition testimony. The committee also heard SB 2944 on conservation, which would require wildlife viewing guidelines that substantially conform to NOAA guidance and reporting requirements; DLNR said it stood on its written testimony. SB 2022 on water code penalties drew support from DLNR’s Commission on Water Resource Management, which said the bill’s two-tiered penalty structure would preserve deterrence while keeping the current $5,000 penalty for first-time or non-harmful violations. The Board of Water Supply submitted comments, and Ulupono Initiative supported the measure as a needed enforcement tool. Committee members discussed whether the higher penalty ceiling should be phased in and asked for stakeholder input on the amount of the penalties. Finally, the committee began SB 2240 on land use, which would require water availability certification from the Commission on Water Resource Management before a district boundary amendment proceeds to the Land Use Commission. DLNR supported the bill and said it often reviews project documents that lack sufficient information on water needs and availability, so the measure would allow earlier review and comment. The committee also indicated it would seek amendments and further feedback on the water penalty bill before it moved to the next committee.
OR
Transcript Highlights:
  • Hothi, and then pleased to say that we also are in full regulatory compliance with the Centers for Medicare
  • We have been out from under regulatory, intense regulatory oversight to you. Second time.
  • As far as regulatory oversight and associations, we've been an active member of the WIPSHA Consortium
  • Regaining regulatory compliance.
  • So talk about stepping into a hot seat when, you know, from a regulatory standpoint and an accreditation
Keywords: 907, all
Summary: The joint Senate and House Behavioral Health committees held an informational meeting focused first on the Oregon State Hospital (OSH). OHA Director Sajal Hathi introduced the hospital’s incoming permanent superintendent, Sean Murphy, and praised interim superintendent Jim Deagle for stabilizing operations, restoring CMS compliance, and helping drive a culture change centered on safety, accountability, and transparency. Deagle and Chief Medical Officer Dr. Amit Bavon described OSH’s role as the state’s highest-level forensic psychiatric hospital, the patient populations it serves, its partnerships with courts, counties, jails, hospitals, and advocates, and recent leadership changes across the hospital. They also reported improved accreditation and regulatory status, including Joint Commission accreditation and CMS compliance, and said the hospital is now using daily safety huddles, incident review meetings, stronger escalation procedures, and revised seclusion/restraint practices to reduce risk and improve oversight. Members pressed hospital leaders on past seclusion practices, asking how prolonged seclusions could have occurred under federal standards. Leaders said they could not explain past decisions but emphasized that current leadership has changed processes, training, reporting, and oversight so that seclusion and restraint are reviewed in real time and cannot be normalized. Questions also covered staffing, falls, and future planning. OSH said it is generally staffed to budget, though it still has RN and mental health technician vacancies and is working on recruitment, training, and better staffing distribution. Hathi said the hospital is building a public dashboard with key performance and safety metrics, including workforce data, and described the long-term goal as a consistently safe, disciplined, high-functioning institution that responds quickly to mistakes and remains accountable to the public. The committee then shifted to an informational overview of civil commitment. Oregon Judicial Department representative Chanah Newell explained the civil commitment process, including who can initiate it, the role of community mental health providers and courts, the five-day timeline to hearing, and the standards for danger to self, danger to others, and inability to meet basic needs. She summarized changes made in House Bill 2005, including revised statutory language and new provisions allowing a second diversion period, but cautioned that the data are too early to show clear trends. Testimony from NAMI Oregon’s Chris Bonif and psychiatrist Dr. Stephanie Lopez argued that Oregon still relies too heavily on jails and state hospital commitments because the broader community system lacks enough treatment, housing, and less restrictive alternatives. They urged the legislature to focus on upstream services, supported housing, and possible outpatient commitment tools so people can receive treatment before reaching crisis. The meeting ended with acknowledgment that additional reports and follow-up discussions are expected, including on residential treatment capacity and related behavioral health system reforms.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Local Government Jan 12th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • very helpful to cities and counties for the legislature to consider: first, stability; second, regulatory
  • So in the area of regulatory stability, we would love to see streamlining and the goalposts remain in
  • So those effects of regulatory instability for Redmond included quite a bit of costly rework.
  • So in the area of regulatory clarity, we request efforts that support more coordinated legislating.
  • Reducing those regulatory barriers that constrain housing production is not just the code adoption, but
Summary: The Senate Local Government Committee held a work session to review implementation of recent housing, planning, and climate-related laws. Department of Commerce staff outlined the 2023 climate planning requirements under the Growth Management Act, including the climate resiliency sub-element for all jurisdictions and greenhouse gas reduction requirements for larger ones. They described Commerce’s guidance, the use of the University of Washington’s Resilient Washington tool and FEMA hazard mitigation resources, attention to overburdened communities through the Department of Health’s Environmental Health Disparities Map, and the climate policy explorer. Members asked about specific climate impacts, flood mapping, evacuation language access, and how environmental justice and local stakeholder input are incorporated. Commerce also said climate planning grants are being drawn down from Climate Commitment Act funding and should be sufficient through the 2029 deadline for remaining Puget Sound jurisdictions. Local government witnesses described their comprehensive plan updates and implementation challenges. Pierce County said its adopted plan was a major multi-year effort that retracted some urban growth area acreage, concentrated growth near transit, expanded middle housing and streamlined permitting, and created capacity for far more housing than its 32,000-unit growth target. County staff emphasized the difficulty of balancing rural protection, urban growth, transportation constraints, climate goals, and limited transit funding, and asked for more technical assistance. Redmond said its update leveraged light rail investments, added transit-oriented development, middle housing, planned actions, and climate resilience policies, but also required costly mid-course corrections from changing state laws and agency guidance. Redmond urged more regulatory stability, clearer statutes, and streamlined certification and accountability processes. Snohomish County said it is now in early implementation, focusing on translating adopted policy into regulations, aligning with new state housing and parking laws, and coordinating across departments and with cities; it stressed the need for clearer comp plan language, realistic timelines, and more staffing and coordination support. The committee also heard from the Washington chapter of the American Planning Association about inconsistencies in recent planning laws. APA identified three issues: the use of the undefined term “guidelines” in the design review statute, the use of “variance” in a middle housing/design review context where APA said “departure” would better fit the intended flexibility, and the lack of a cross-reference or definition for “administrative design review” in the subdivision statute. APA said these ambiguities can create confusion and delay in permit processing and offered to work with the legislature on technical fixes. Senators asked whether local codes already use “departure” and whether the proposed changes would conflict with current law; APA responded that many cities already use departure provisions and that the goal is to align the RCW with existing planning practice. The meeting ended without any votes or formal action.
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Natural Resources Aug 21st, 2025

Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Instead, if you can start to encompass the regulatory structures that exist in Chapter 36 today for groundwater
  • We have a good regulatory structure to regulate it; it just has to be done fairly and impartially.
  • In place, to do that we need to know how much is there and we need to be able to create a regulatory
  • They actually have sort of the regulatory protection to make those hard decisions that they need to.
  • the previous hearing, there are groundwater districts that have chosen not to use the extensive regulatory
Bills: HB24, HB27, HB24, HB27
US

US Federal 2025-2026 Regular Session

Hearings to examine insurance markets and the role of mitigation policies. May 1st, 2025 at 09:00 am

Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

Transcript Highlights:
  • They have been working very hard on regulatory reforms, but it should not be a surprise that a majority
  • APCI is working with California leaders on regulatory solutions, including suggestions to depopulate
  • which has been for severe convective storms, adding about a percent a year, and then you add the regulatory
  • the underlying inflation, and then you add into that climate change and legal system abuse and regulatory
  • Gordon, do you believe that our state based regulatory system has been effective and successful?
Summary: The meeting reviewed critical issues surrounding the rising costs and accessibility of homeowners insurance across the United States, particularly in light of increasing natural disasters linked to climate change. Members engaged in extensive discussions regarding the implications for families and the economy, citing significant increases in premiums and decreasing availability of policies in high-risk areas. Supervisor Peysko highlighted the direct impact of federal policies on local communities, emphasizing the growing burden on homeowners as they face skyrocketing insurance costs amidst a backdrop of environmental challenges and regulatory constraints. The committee expressed a unified call to action for bipartisan solutions, focusing on improving building codes and enhancing disaster preparedness measures.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Mar 5th, 2025

House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I think it's important to understand that a recent Pew Charitable Trust article identified regulatory
  • And so this is really looking at how do we design regulatory frameworks that incentivize building the
  • You could reduce the cost and the regulatory barriers that are currently preventing that kind of housing
  • And development review or reduced regulatory barriers would also be examples where you're decreasing
  • I agree; I think that we should always be looking to decrease these regulatory barriers.
NM

New Mexico 2025 Regular Session

House - Government, Elections And Indian Affairs Mar 5th, 2025

House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • think it's important to understand that a recent Pew article, Pew Charitable Trusts, identified regulatory
  • So this is really looking at how do we design regulatory frameworks that incentivize building the type
  • You could reduce the cost; you could reduce the regulatory barriers that are currently preventing that
  • Instance, through streamlined development review or reduced regulatory barriers.
  • To decrease these regulatory barriers in any way because they're usually what keeps these projects from
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session 5/5/25 - Part 2

Minnesota House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • A13 reallocates current funding to more efficiently meet the needs of all Minnesotans.
  • </c> charge on trying to find those efficient charge on trying to find those efficient ways<01:50:43.280
  • Next year will be tougher, so what steps we can take this year to add improvement, efficiency, get rid
  • Next year will be tougher, so what steps we can take this year to add improvement, efficiency, get rid
  • Can take this year to add improvement, efficiency, get rid of waste.
Keywords: 1183, house
KY
Transcript Highlights:
  • This is not about regulatory relief. This is not about ratios.
  • It's a very regulatory challenges.
  • </c><01:08:47.759><c> it</c> burdensome regulatory system as it burdensome regulatory system as it should
  • </c> make changes to the regulatory make changes to the regulatory framework.<01:09:36.400><c> Maybe<
  • </c> of our regulatory of our regulatory uh<01:14:21.840><c> aspects</c><01:14:22.400><c> and</c><01:
Summary: The committee first approved the minutes and heard a brief member introduction before taking up an overview of major tax provisions in HR1, referred to by the presenters as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Representatives from the Kentucky Society of CPAs explained new federal deductions for tips, overtime, and car loan interest; a new tax-favored “Trump account” for children; expanded bonus depreciation and Section 179 expensing for businesses; changes to R&D expensing; and a new limit on wagering loss deductions. Members asked several clarifying questions about the duration of the provisions, W-2 and 1099 reporting changes, and how overtime deductions would work. The presenters emphasized that tips and overtime remain subject to payroll taxes and that many of the business provisions are permanent, while the individual deductions are temporary through 2028 or otherwise phased in over time. The discussion then shifted to individual and nonprofit provisions, including the increase in the state and local tax itemized deduction cap from $10,000 to $40,000 with income-based phaseouts, the temporary senior deduction, and a new deduction for car loan interest with income limits and vehicle qualifications. On charitable giving, the presenters described a permanent nonitemizer deduction, new floors for individual and corporate charitable deductions, and a new scholarship-granting organization credit that would allow donors to receive a dollar-for-dollar federal credit up to $1,700, beginning in 2027. Members focused heavily on the SGO provision, asking about state implementation, oversight, whether churches would qualify, and whether the credit could support both public and private education. The presenters said the state would need to establish the mechanism and that additional federal guidance is still pending. After the tax presentation, the committee heard from the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce on workforce issues, with a focus on child care and housing as barriers to labor force participation. Chamber representatives said they were not proposing large new government programs, but rather targeted policy recommendations for the 2026 session. They described Kentucky’s long-term decline in workforce participation since 2000, attributing much of it to demographic change, an aging population, and fewer younger workers entering the labor force. The presentation continued into a broader discussion of workforce trends and the need for practical policy responses, but no votes or formal actions were taken on these informational items.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Energy, Utilities, Environment and Climate - 03/26/25

Energy, Utilities, Environment, and Climate

Transcript Highlights:
  • remain efficient even when it is very cold out.
  • </c> pumps are a carbon-f free and efficient pumps are a carbon-f free and efficient way<00:19:01.520
  • Thank you again for your time today. efficiency and reduce emissions need to efficiency and reduce emissions
  • </c><00:22:39.360><c> HVAC</c> options to install the efficient HVAC options to install the efficient
  • ,</c> to maximize its energy efficiency, to maximize its energy efficiency, reduce<00:29:14.640><c> emissions
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
AL

Alabama 2026 Regular Session

Alabama Senate Feb 17th, 2026

Alabama Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • President, this bill deals with the Health Savings State Federal Regulatory Coordination Act, called
  • 35.839><c> savings</c><00:43:37.119><c> state</c><00:43:37.680><c> federal</c><00:43:38.319><c> regulatory
  • </c> health savings state federal regulatory health savings state federal regulatory coordination<00:
  • </c> &gt;&gt; Uh, if we can expand and become more &gt;&gt; Uh, if we can expand and become more efficient
  • with a larger risk pool, it efficient with a larger risk pool, it should<02:14:26.000><c> lower</c><
Keywords: 920, all
Summary: The Alabama Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, excused absent senators, and adopted the previous day’s journal. The chamber received several House messages referring local bills to the Committee on Local Legislation, including measures affecting Lawrence, Clayurn, Limestone, Shelby, and Alabaster. The Senate also recognized guests in the gallery, including local leaders, law enforcement officials, and a Jackson County Junior Leadership group. During personal privilege remarks, Senator Figures offered a tribute to Reverend Jesse Jackson, Sr., highlighting his civil rights legacy, political influence, and impact on Black voter participation and representation; the Senate observed a moment of silence. Senator Smitherman also thanked her for the remarks. The Senate then adopted Senate Joint Resolution 47, mourning the death and celebrating the life of John J. Guthrie Jr., and Senate Joint Resolution 48, commending Tommy Jax for emergency actions to help a sick child. The Senate considered numerous confirmations from the Committee on Confirmations, all receiving favorable reports and being confirmed by unanimous or near-unanimous roll calls, including Walter Bracie and Eric Bone to the Alabama Manufactured Housing Commission, Morgan Garner and Susie Beal to the Alabama Electronic Security Board of Licensure, and Joe Brown, Brian Williams, James Spears, Charles Hedrickk, and Kathy Pierce to the Alabama Board of Polygraph Examiners. Committee reports also advanced several bills, including local legislation and county/municipal government measures. On the floor, the Senate adopted a special order calendar and passed or adopted several bills: SB 239 on child custody jurisdiction enforcement, SB 190 on a sales tax exemption for an ocular eye service company, SB 252 on Governor’s Mansion Authority employees and leave benefits, SB 170 on health savings account regulatory coordination, SB 210 on the chiropractic board, SB 242 on commercial driver’s licenses, and SB 70 on crimes and offenses. SB 247 on insurance was carried over at the sponsor’s request for further work, and SB 83 on guardianships and conservatorships was taken up with discussion of a committee amendment to clarify removal of proceedings from probate to circuit court and notice requirements; the transcript cuts off before final action on that bill.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

EIG Public Hearing 04-03-2025

Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is to have a speedy task force focused on speedy permitting and regulatory— If not, the members
  • This is to have a speedy task force focused on speedy permitting and regulatory— Navy property.
  • force focused on speedy permitting task force focused on speedy permitting and<00:11:02.480><c> regulatory
  • </c> And regulatory solutions.
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Committee on Energy and Intergovernmental Affairs heard two concurrent resolutions. HCR 33 proposed asking the U.S. Postmaster General to relocate the Pearl City Post Office from Kamehameha Highway and Acacia Road to Navy property on the Pearl City Peninsula. Testifiers, including Pearl City Neighborhood Board chair Larry Verrett and resident Lena Ala Baiton, supported the move, citing severe congestion, narrow access, safety concerns, and the potential to improve traffic flow and support transit-oriented development. Members noted a similar Senate measure had already passed, and HCR 33 was recommended to pass unamended. The committee then considered HCR 157, which would establish a task force to simplify permitting for enhanced economic development and coordinate state and intergovernmental permitting processes. Testimony in support was submitted by representatives connected to DBED/HHFDC and others. In discussion, members questioned whether such a task force was necessary, what projects it would address, how often it would meet, whether it could include housing and local-level projects, and what the cost might be; the response was that the resolution would provide more structure, no similar project had been executed before, and costs were not yet known but could be addressed later. The committee ultimately recommended HCR 157 pass unamended, and the recommendation was adopted without objection.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-11 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • ... ...the quieter, more energy efficient bus, they're not allowed to make that decision on their own
  • Senator Osgood: Energy efficient and support economic stability.
  • You have kept this chamber moving in a lively and efficient manner.
  • Part of it is through energy efficiency in county buildings.
  • Isn't that something that we want, but also fleet electrification and fuel efficiency?
Keywords: 998, house, all
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.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Senate in Session Mar 11th, 2026

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Energy efficiency and support economic stability.
  • You have kept this chamber moving in a lively and efficient manner.
  • Enhancing public transportation, and creating energy efficiency standards for building, transportation
  • Part of it is through energy efficiency in county buildings.
  • Isn't that something that we want, but also fleet electrification and fuel efficiency?
Keywords: 999, senate, all
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Public Health Mar 10th, 2025

Public Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • But gut health really depends on... on having a microbial system that is efficient at digesting your
  • So you go from the bench, and you get an idea, and you get it through regulatory hoops, through the FDA
  • The medium chain triglycerides, they have extracted the ones that are more efficient at energy production
  • There's something going on with me. me where I need to figure out how to get more oxygen more efficiently
  • So it's about creating efficiency with what you have left.
Bills: HB5, HJR3, HB155, HB513, HB5, HB155