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• I would say these are all unknown factors at the time of the election.
• We, who are in elected office, sit here to make those tough decisions with all of the facts that are
• We will need to continue to... ...refine, particularly for specialty, what those codes are and what that
• With our ideas as well, because there are 80 of us in the State Assembly, and 80 of us that were elected
• by Californians, the same way the governor was elected and the same way the State Senate is elected.

Keywords: 988, house, all

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• Today we will hear testimony from the Texas Texas State University System, and the University of Texas
• I'm grateful for this opportunity to share Texas State's vision for a brighter Texas.
• of Texas' economy and to help build the future. future workforce of Texas.
• That's huge in Texas.
• Texas.

Keywords: 1184, house, all

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• and after the election.
• and with an election.
• “Political campaign for an elective office while on duty.
• , not to issue elections.
• I got elected because of NPAs. The 3.7 million people...

Summary: The Senate convened with an opening prayer by Rabbi Moshe Umatz, the Pledge of Allegiance led by pages, and several introductions and recognitions, including guests from Miami Northwestern Senior High School, Clay County, and a moment of silence for Pope Francis. The chamber then moved to the special order calendar after a motion to reconsider SB 1080, which was temporarily postponed. Several bills were also set aside during the day, including measures on social media use by minors, veterans’ nursing homes, Parkinson’s disease, mental health and substance use disorders, education, educator preparation, and school social workers. The Senate passed a series of bills, often substituting House companions for Senate bills. These included funding for expedited DNA testing grants for local law enforcement (SB 1072/HB 847), additional aggravating factors in capital cases involving religious, school, or government gatherings (SB 984/HB 693), fertility preservation coverage for cancer patients (SB 924/HB 677), commuter rail indemnification for Miami-Dade and Broward counties (SB 916/HB 867), restrictions on disposing of migrant vessels in Florida waters (SB 830), specialty license plates including Miami Northwestern and several colleges and institutions (SB 824), an Alzheimer’s and dementia awareness campaign (SB 398), relocation of the Council on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys to Florida Memorial University (SB 364), charter school changes allowing parent conversion and municipal job-engine charter schools (SB 140), sex offender registration reporting changes (SB 1654/HB 1351), penalties for assaulting utility workers (SB 1386), juvenile justice revisions and truancy process updates (SB 1344), reporting of student mental health outcomes (SB 1310/HB 969), foster home license transfer simplification (SB 1174/HB 989), water access facility funding and boating industry incentives (SB 1162/HB 735), Florida Virtual School operational changes (SB 1122), school readiness program support for children with disabilities (SB 1102), sexual image offenses involving minors (SB 1180/HB 757), age-related defenses in child sex offense cases (SB 1136/HB 777), tampering with electronic monitoring devices (SB 1054/HB 437), certified recovery residences and local zoning accommodations (SB 954), and the FSU Election Law Center (SB 892). Most of these bills passed with strong bipartisan support, though SB 984 and SB 140 drew some opposition. One of the most extensive debates centered on SB 820, codifying the Office of Faith and Community. Senator Polsky offered an amendment to bar political activity by office staff, citing emails and campaign-related communications tied to Amendment 4; the amendment failed on a 13-23 vote. Senators then debated the bill’s relationship to state election law, free speech, and the role of faith-based outreach. Supporters emphasized the office’s service network and reported benefits to children and families, while some senators raised concerns about interfaith representation and political use of government resources. The bill was then read a third time and the Senate proceeded toward a final vote as the transcript ended.

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• Things like board elections,<00:14:12.600> mergers,<00:14:13.600> corporate elections,
• House Bill 812, Representative Meade, an act relating to elections.
• House Bill 812, Representative Meade, an act relating to elections.
• House Bill 812, Representative Meade, an act relating to elections.
• <00:59:08.520> enforcement retirement for code enforcement retirement for code enforcement

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• A question here: How would this work where you have elected boards and where you have elected superintendent
• would this work where you have elected would this work where you have elected boards<00:25:12.159
• boards and where you have elected boards and where you have elected superintendent?
• So, um just thinking with the elected, so you have three, let's say you got three counties. >> Mhm. >
• with the elected, so you have<00:31:33.120> three,<00:31:33.679> let's<00:31:33.919>

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• , the school boards were elected in an even-year general election.
• election, the school boards were elected election, the school boards were elected in<00:13:30.720
• elections are is a possibility as well. elections are is a possibility as well.
• some of these elections to even years. some of these elections to even years.
• election portion does. election portion does. Senator<01:13:32.640> Kin.

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• of Texas system.
• I'm grateful for this opportunity to share Texas State's vision for a brighter Texas.
• Almost 50,000 high school seniors in Texas have applied to go to Texas State University.
• That's huge in Texas.
• It's Texas-Louisiana.

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• More than the majority of those elected to the Senate voted in the affirmative.
• More than a majority of those elected to the Senate voted in the affirmative.
• Last election, I guess, a ton of institutional knowledge.
• There's an election coming.
• He was appointed to the Senate right after the 2016 election.

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• Texas public universities.
• in Texas.
• the Texas Treasury.
• Tech University, Texas State University, and the University of North Texas.
• , Texas Tech University, and Texas State.

Bills: SB1, SB 1

Keywords: appropriations, budget, state funding, education, healthcare, infrastructure, campground safety, youth camp regulations, flood safety, emergency evacuation, health and safety standards, 1185, senate, all

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• Named after nine-year-old Amber Hagerman, who was abducted and killed in Texas in 1996, the program ensures
• Named after nine-year-old Amber Hagerman, who was abducted and killed in Texas in 1996, the program ensures
• That falls to us as elected members of this body to make sure that we're doing all that we can to protect
• <00:55:25.280> members<00:55:25.760> of That falls to us as elected members of That
• falls to us as elected members of this<00:55:26.319> body<00:55:27.359> to<00:55:27.680

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• Of the Navajo Code Talker to perpetuate and showcase the unique legacy of the Navajo Nation Code Talkers
• Code to advance the victory in the Pacific theater of World War II.
• In 2019, the Navajo Code Talker Museum was founded, and the Navajo Code Talker Association was dissolved
• Bitsy, was 15 years old when he volunteered to be a code talker.
• The Navajo Code Talkers Museum should not be political.

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• And so they have to take, they have to sacrifice their electives for remedial classes, and they have
• before I go to bed because it sits on my nightstand, but it's also in my office, is the education code
• And right now I've got a three-and-a-half-inch-thick education code that sits in my office and sits on
• The education code from three years ago just got a half inch thicker.
• The education code from three years ago just got a half-inch thicker. We can't continue to do that.

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 296, as amended by strike-all, on middle and high school start times. Senator Bradley explained that the amendment would repeal the statewide mandate for later start times and return scheduling decisions to local school boards, while still requiring districts to inform the community about the health, safety, and academic effects of sleep deprivation and to consider later start times when setting transportation schedules. Testimony and debate were largely in support, with several school district and education group representatives waiving in support, and members citing transportation, staffing, family logistics, and cost concerns under the existing mandate. The strike-all was adopted, and SB 296 was reported favorably by roll call vote, with Senators Berman, Osgood, and Chair Calatayud voting yes and Senator Gaetz voting no; other members were absent or not recorded in the excerpt. The committee then heard Senate Bill 356, which would designate January 27 as Holocaust Remembrance Day in Florida. Senator Berman said the date matches the UN’s Holocaust Remembrance Day and would require the governor to annually proclaim it, while allowing public observance and instruction about the Holocaust’s harms and its impact on the Jewish community and humanity. There was no substantive opposition in the excerpt, and the bill was reported favorably by roll call vote with yes votes from Senators Berman, Gaetz, and Chair Calatayud. Finally, the committee considered Senate Bill 166 on administrative efficiency in public schools. Senator Simon described a broad deregulation package affecting student assessments, grade promotion, teacher evaluations, contracts and certification, school board operations, instructional materials timelines, internal audits, facilities planning, cost-per-student-station limits, emergency make-up days, federal fund timing, and VPK oversight. Testimony was mixed: school district and education organization representatives generally supported the flexibility, while some groups opposed or urged changes to the grade 4 promotion and graduation-related provisions, arguing they could weaken academic standards. After debate focused especially on third-grade promotion and testing requirements, the bill was reported favorably by roll call vote. At the end of the meeting, members recorded their votes on SB 296 and SB 356, and the committee adjourned.

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• More than a majority of those elected to the Senate voted in the affirmative.
• More than a majority of those elected to the Senate voted in the affirmative.
• More than a majority of those elected to the Senate voted in the affirmative.
• More than a majority of those elected to the Senate voted in the affirmative.
• He was appointed to the Senate right after the 2016 election.

Keywords: 994, senate, all

Summary: The Senate first handled several House amendments to Senate bills and passed them, including SB 194 updating the definition of disabled veteran taxpayer, SB 499 requiring toxicology tests in auto accidents, SB 672 on Real Estate Commission licensing discipline, SB 724 on home confinement officers and the EMS retirement system, SB 897 on alcohol and drug counselor licensure, and SB 982 creating the Neighborhood Access Road Program. In each case, the chamber agreed to the House changes and then passed the bill, with some measures also given effective dates, including SB 724 effective July 1, 2026 and SB 648 effective from passage. The Senate also concurred in amendments to SB 197, doubling penalties for sex crimes against minors, and SB 648, which removed restrictions on foreign entities in the Strategic and Critical Resources Act. The chamber then took up a series of additional bills and conference actions. It appointed a conference committee on HB 4588 after refusing to recede from its amendment. The Senate passed HB 4009, the Portable Benefit Account Act, after adopting a Banking and Insurance committee strike-and-insert amendment that moved the program to the Division of Labor, expanded portable benefit definitions, and made technical changes. Later, the Senate also passed SB 182 on annexation by minor boundary adjustment after amending the House changes to allow one annexation per year instead of one every two years, and it passed HB 5101 increasing strangulation penalties, HB 4364 on juvenile offender bail and counsel language, HB 4412 on age verification for certain websites, HB 5564 on deputy sheriff vacation carryover, HB 4138 on sex offender registration fees, HB 4951 after receding from its earlier amendment on continuing education, SB 4 after receding from its amendment, SB 389 after refusing to concur in a House amendment that would have stripped the bill, SB 927 on beekeeping and municipal regulation, and HB 5214 on drug testing for parents before reunification. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to Senate Resolution 67 honoring Senator Michael Andrew Woelfel and Senate Resolution 68 honoring Senator Charles Houston Clements. Numerous senators gave extended remarks praising Woelfel’s legal skill, candor, mentorship, and service, and Clements’s long service, institutional knowledge, steadiness, and friendship. Both resolutions were adopted by roll call votes, with SR 67 passing 34-0 and SR 68 passing 33-1. After the resolutions, the Senate recessed briefly to present the outgoing senators with resolutions and flags flown over the Capitol.

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• And I've simplified this process, but I highlight it because I think if a local government elects to
• I'm also an elected official, so I have both sides of the argument.
• They got elected to office because they didn't want to raise fees. They don't want to raise taxes.
• You know, we never talk about it, but I represent elected officials.
• But as a local elected official, you try to manage the economy, and so you press pause.

Summary: The Intergovernmental Affairs Subcommittee met for its first meeting of the 2026 session and took up impact fees, with an opening overview from Eric Poole of the Florida Association of Counties. Poole explained that impact fees are one-time charges on new development used only for new infrastructure capacity, not existing deficiencies or maintenance, and must satisfy the dual rational nexus test. He traced their history in Florida and described how comprehensive plans, concurrency, and later mobility fees relate to local infrastructure funding. He argued that impact fees are restricted, tied to capital improvements, and are one tool for paying for growth. Panelists representing counties, cities, builders, and community developers largely agreed that growth creates real infrastructure costs but differed on how those costs should be allocated. County and city representatives said impact fees are a necessary, targeted way to fund roads, water, sewer, fire, schools, and parks without spreading costs across all taxpayers. They pointed to long periods without fee updates, rising construction costs, and examples of large increases justified by studies. Builder and developer representatives argued that fees are often unpredictable, can be doubled or tripled, and contribute to housing affordability problems; they also said the system can be inconsistent across jurisdictions and may encourage sprawl. Several witnesses emphasized that fees must be transparent, proportional, and tied to actual benefits, and some suggested a statewide framework or mobility-fee model with more consistency and peer review. Members asked about how long local governments can hold fee revenue, whether fees can generate profit, what they can be spent on, and whether they can pay for police stations, fire stations, or other public safety facilities. Witnesses said the funds must be used for capital projects and cannot be used for salaries or unrelated purchases, and that refunds may be required if money is not spent within the local ordinance’s timeframe. The discussion also covered examples of local fee increases, the use of impact fees versus direct construction or “pipelining” of infrastructure, and concerns about level-of-service changes and extraordinary-circumstance increases. No votes were taken; the meeting ended after the panel discussion and member questions, with the chair noting the conversation would continue.

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• And thank you for this very good bill. 2008 was when I was elected to the legislature for the first time
• Bill 262 provides technical clarifications and changes to several provisions of the Florida Trust Code
• Third, the change reconciles a difference between the Florida probate code and Florida trust code, providing
• As long as certain conditions are met, they will be the same as in the trust and probate code.
• And it's really important for the integrity of our election process.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, pledge, and several member introductions and recognitions, including resolutions and visiting groups. The chamber then moved to a special order calendar and took up a series of bills, beginning with SB 88 on utility terrain vehicles, which would allow local governments to opt in to street use of UTVs under specified safety conditions; it passed 32-5 after debate over safety concerns. SB 102 on exceptional student education created a workforce credential/badge program for students with autism or on modified curricula; despite concerns about unfunded mandates, it passed 36-0. SB 106 on exploitation of vulnerable adults authorized alternative service methods for scammers through the apps they used to contact victims and passed 37-0. SB 130 expanded and eased procedures for compensation of victims of wrongful incarceration, including extending filing deadlines and removing restrictive bars; it passed 38-0. SB 158 eliminated cost sharing for diagnostic and supplemental breast exams under the state employee health plan and passed 38-0. The Senate then considered SB 234 on crimes against law enforcement officers, prompted by the killing of Officer Jason Raynor. The bill clarified that a person may not resist an officer with violence and added a mandatory life sentence for manslaughter of a law enforcement officer. A late amendment to restore “good faith” language failed, and after extensive debate over due process, racial profiling, and sentencing concerns, the bill was temporarily postponed rather than brought to a final vote. SB 262 on trust code technical changes passed 36-0. SB 274 designated portions of roads in Orlando as Harris Rosen Way and Geraldine Thompson Way; it passed 38-0 and then received 37 co-sponsors. SB 280 created an enforcement mechanism for candidate party-affiliation qualification requirements and passed 38-0. SB 296 repealed the statewide middle and high school start-time mandate and returned the issue to local districts with reporting requirements; it passed 38-0. Later, SB 356 designated January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Florida, with the sponsor emphasizing anti-Semitism and the need for education and remembrance. The transcript also included additional ceremonial remarks and recognition of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity members in the gallery. Throughout the meeting, most measures advanced with unanimous or near-unanimous support, while SB 234 generated the most substantive disagreement and was set aside for later consideration.

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• And thank you for this very good bill. 2008 was when I was elected to the legislature for the first time
• Bill 262 provides technical clarifications and changes to several provisions of the Florida Trust Code
• Third change reconciles the difference between the Florida probate code and Florida trust code providing
• As long as certain conditions are met, they will be the same as in the trust and probate code.
• And it's really important for the integrity of our election process.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and several member introductions recognizing visiting groups and resolutions, including Blood Clot Awareness Month and Tardive Dyskinesia Awareness Week. The chamber then moved to a special order calendar and considered a series of bills, with most measures passing overwhelmingly after brief explanations and debate. Among the early bills, SB 88 on utility terrain vehicles passed 32-5, allowing local governments to opt in to limited street use of UTVs under specified safety rules; SB 102 on exceptional student education passed 36-0 to create a workforce credential program for students with autism or modified curricula; SB 106 on exploitation of vulnerable adults passed 37-0; SB 130 on compensation for wrongful incarceration passed 38-0 after expanding filing timelines and easing restrictions on compensation claims; and SB 158 on diagnostic and supplemental breast examinations passed 38-0 to eliminate cost sharing for follow-up breast imaging under the state employee health plan. The most extended debate centered on SB 234, which sought to strengthen penalties and clarify the law regarding violent resistance to law enforcement officers and offenses against officers. Supporters argued the bill was needed after the Jason Raynor case to prevent defendants from using claims about an officer’s legal duty to justify violence, while opponents raised concerns about removing “good faith” language, potential impacts on Fourth Amendment protections, racial profiling, and the bill’s mandatory life sentence for manslaughter of an officer. A Jones amendment to restore “good faith” failed, and after further debate the sponsor temporarily postponed the bill without a final vote. The Senate also passed SB 262 on trust code technical changes (36-0), SB 274 designating roadways for Harris Rosen and Geraldine Thompson (38-0) and opening the board for 37 co-sponsors, SB 280 creating an enforcement mechanism for candidate party-affiliation qualifications (38-0), and SB 296 repealing the statewide middle and high school start-time mandate in favor of local decision-making and reporting requirements (38-0). Later, SB 356 designated January 27 as International Holocaust Remembrance Day in Florida, with supporters emphasizing the need to confront antisemitism and preserve Holocaust memory; the bill was introduced and debated, with the transcript ending during remarks by President Gaetz about the recent Holocaust memorial unveiling. Throughout the meeting, senators also used debate to highlight broader policy themes such as autism workforce inclusion, breast cancer screening, wrongful incarceration reform, school district flexibility, and honoring community leaders through road designations. The chamber’s actions were largely affirmative, with several unanimous votes and one notable postponed bill after substantial disagreement."}】}]}}```

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• Dawn Buckingham, your Texas. Land Commissioner.
• and contributing to the economy of Texas.
• A combination of factors. factors, the economy of Texas growing, the population of Texas increasing,
• How does that impact Texas?
• President, Texas Alliance of Energy Producers, and the Honorable Todd Staples, Texas Oil and Gas Association

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• The Texas Board of Nursing, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the Texas Juvenile Justice
• The state of Texas has 11 major installations in the state of Texas.
• What works in the Midwest may not necessarily work in West Texas or South Texas in the valley.
• If we can't grow food in Texas, we can't feed Texas. Regenerative agriculture ensures.
• You know, you hear about Mexico having to pay debt to Texas to South Texas farmers, except the problem

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• These are federal elections.
• to election.
• <00:47:31.240> cycle election in our four-year election cycle election in our four-year election
• <00:48:35.640> to that vary from election to that vary from election to election<00:48:37.839
• :38.839> first election this election marked the first election this election marked the first

Keywords: Consideration of HB 27 00:04:20 Presentation by Secretary of State 00:10:44 Presentation by Karen Sellers and Jason Denny 00:35:56 Consideration of HB 45 00:55:36, 958, all

Summary: The committee first handled House Bill 27, which would remove the prohibition on political yard signs in planned communities statewide while still allowing communities to regulate size, placement, and duration. The sponsor said the 2023 Planned Communities Act created an unintended consequence by treating similar homeowners differently based on grandfathering dates, and a legal explanation was offered that the bill would clarify the law and avoid constitutional problems. After discussion, the committee voted 15-0 to pass the bill with favorable expression. The next item was an update from the Secretary of State on the 2024 election and implementation of House Bill 53, which created prompt post-election audits. He said the audits were carried out smoothly, most found no discrepancies, and no election winners changed, though he recommended adding a specific timeline to the law. He also discussed voter-roll maintenance, saying Kentucky has removed more than 440,000 ineligible voters since 2020, and argued that federal law and limited access to federal databases remain the main obstacles to faster cleanup. Members asked about the possibility of improper removals, double voting across states, and how provisional voting works. The Secretary said anyone improperly removed can reregister, that any double-voting abuse is likely marginal but still unacceptable, and that provisional ballots are available when eligibility is in doubt and can be reviewed by the county board of elections. He also urged Congress to modernize the 1993 federal voter-registration law, improve access to death and citizenship data, and create a central interstate information-sharing system for election officials.

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• We run elections along with our city and townships and school districts, and I see an election chair
• This includes things like elections, operating different polling places, and administering elections.
• This includes things like elections, operating different polling places, and administering elections.
• <01:18:26.400> and Education and Training for elected and Education and Training for elected
• <01:19:57.600> Transportation administering elections Transportation administering elections

Keywords: 1183, house