Transcript Highlights:

• Secretary will unlock the board, and senators will proceed to vote. All senators voted.
• Secretary will unlock the board, and senators will proceed to vote. All senators voted.
• Board and senators will proceed to vote. Have all senators voted?
• If all senators have voted, please lock the board and record the vote. 36 yays, zero nays, Mr.
• Senators will proceed to vote. Have all senators voted?

Summary: The Senate opened with a prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and introductions recognizing Dr. Thomas Clem as Doctor of the Day and a YMCA delegation, including Youth and Government students, in the gallery. Senators also noted the YMCA’s 175th anniversary and its community service, and later offered birthday wishes to the President. The chamber then took up several special-order bills. SB 100 adopted the 2026 Florida Statutes and the 2025 session’s enacted statute materials; SB 102 removed provisions that had been repealed or expired; and SB 104 served as the general reviser’s bill, deleting obsolete language, updating cross-references, and correcting drafting errors. All three passed 36-0. The Senate also passed SB 320 on administrative efficiency in public schools, which reduces district-level requirements, expands teacher apprenticeship and certification flexibility, streamlines assessments and budgeting, and adjusts VPK and facility-planning rules; Senator Simon said the goal was to reduce burdens while maintaining accountability. The Senate further passed SB 7010, allowing state and local deferred compensation plans to offer Roth post-tax contributions in addition to pre-tax options. Senator Mayfield explained the bill would give DFS and local governments authority to add that option. The chamber also withdrew SB 1720, relating to public school personnel compensation, from further consideration. At the end of the session, the Senate waived rules so all bills passed that day could be immediately certified to the House, and then adjourned until the next scheduled meeting.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> ask the clerk to do a roll call vote. ask the clerk to do a roll call vote.
• Vote is 9 to 0.
• Vote is 9 to 0.
• Vote is 9 to 0. Vote is 9 to 0. Okay. Okay. Okay.
• Vote: 9 to 0. With a vote of 9 to 0, we will OTP Senate Bill 657.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up Senate Bill 408 FN, which expands prosthetic device insurance coverage from children to individuals over 19, with limits on activity-specific devices and one device every five years. Members noted an indeterminate fiscal impact beginning in fiscal year 2028, but speakers said the bill addressed a gap in current coverage and had already been supported unanimously in policy. The committee voted 9-0 to recommend ought to pass. Next, Senate Bill 534 FN, dealing with compliance with foreign influence and funding restrictions for political expenditures and contributions, was discussed and then approved. Supporters said it clarifies that the restrictions apply to local elections and constitutional amendment questions as well as state and federal elections, and that enforcement costs would be minimal absent violations. The committee voted 9-0 to recommend ought to pass. The committee then considered Senate Bill 538, extending net metering eligibility terms for municipal energy projects. Members discussed a proposed amendment to align the bill with related conference committee language in HB 221 and to address projects already in the pipeline, but the amendment failed on a 4-5 vote. The underlying bill was then recommended ought to pass on a 9-0 vote. The committee also heard extensive testimony on Senate Bill 541 FNA, which reallocates existing capital funds for regional drinking water infrastructure in southern New Hampshire, including PFAS-related work and the southern regional waterline project; after discussion of funding sources and project impacts, it was approved 9-0. Finally, the committee began work on Senate Bill 557 FN, which would prohibit liquor commission licensees from selling or allowing certain kratom products. Representative Sweeney offered an amendment intended to narrow the bill to target semi-synthetic and synthetic kratom products while preserving lawful natural products, and members discussed enforcement scope and fiscal impact. The transcript ends during that discussion, before a final vote on the amendment or bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator Krishna Dawson, how do you vote? Senator Krishna Dawson votes aye.
• Senator Lovick, how do you vote? Senator Lovick votes no. Senator Slatter, how do you vote?
• Senator Slatter votes aye. Senator Saldana? Senator Slatter votes aye. Senator Saldana votes no.
• Wagoner votes enough. Warnick. Wellman. Wellman votes aye. Thank you.” “Wellman. Wellman votes aye.
• Senator Dhingra, how do you vote? Senator Dhingra votes aye. Mr.

Bills: SB6061 , SB6234 , SB6170 , SB6176 , SB6182 , SB6335 , SB5647 , SB6047 , HB2367 , HB2606 , SB5998 , SB6005 , SB6003 , SB6129 , SB6225 , SB6228 , SB6231

Keywords: tourism, self-supported assessment, funding, statewide promotion, economic development, sewage, grinder pumps, residential buildings, regulation, construction, contracting rules, state highway construction, procurement limits, state regulations, infrastructure funding, vehicle registration, enforcement, renewal, transportation, state law

Summary: The Senate convened with roll call, prayer, and approval of the previous day’s journal, then moved to a resolution honoring piano teachers. Senate Resolution 8698 was adopted after remarks from Senator Conway and others describing the role of piano teachers in music education, family life, and community service. Members of the Washington State Music Teachers Association and the National Guild of Piano Teachers were recognized in the gallery. The chamber then took up the operating budget and considered a long series of amendments. Several amendments focused on housing costs and local planning, utility and energy policy, ballot measure costs, state spending growth, tort liability, and paid family and medical leave. Some amendments were adopted, including a study of utility cost impacts from climate laws, a grid-related funding amendment, a tort liability oversight/reporting amendment, and a workgroup on services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Others were rejected, including proposals to create a housing task force, cap state spending growth, fund ballot initiative costs, restore local planning grants, and change paid family and medical leave usage rules. Debate on the budget amendments was often partisan and detailed, with supporters arguing for fiscal restraint, cost transparency, and relief for taxpayers and local governments, while opponents emphasized existing work, program solvency, and the need to preserve services. The Senate also heard amendments on zero-based budgeting, federal education tax credit opt-in language, reproductive health funding, food assistance work requirements, and support for the Pediatric Interim Care Center; some were defeated and some were adopted. Roll-call votes were taken on certain amendments, and the transcript ends during consideration of Amendment 0787, which would restore funding for the Pediatric Interim Care Center.

Transcript Highlights:

• The issues that we're going to vote on are number 10, 40, The issues that we're going to vote on are
• Sayarto, not voting. Those items are now out of the committee, two ayes and one not voting.
• Sayarto, not voting. Those items are now out of committee with two ayes and one not voting.
• Two ayes and one not voting.
• Sayarto, not voting. Those items are now also out of committee with two ayes and one not voting.

Summary: The Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 5 on Corrections, Public Safety, Judiciary, Labor, and Transportation met with a quorum present and took up a vote-only agenda on a large set of budget issues across corrections, public safety, judiciary, labor, and transportation. One public commenter, Edward Hasbrook of the Identity Project, opposed the DMV state-to-state Real ID proposal, arguing that uploading driver data to the AMVA/Spex database would expose Californians’ information to federal and out-of-state access and should be removed from the budget for fuller consideration. The committee then voted on multiple grouped items in Part A, Part B, and Part C, generally adopting staff recommendations. Most votes passed with either unanimous support or two-to-one margins, with Senator Seyarto occasionally voting no or not voting. The actions were described as reflecting the Senate’s budget plan and were intended to be folded into the broader budget agreement. In closing comments, the chair and members highlighted several issues they want to continue pursuing in negotiations, including privacy and security concerns with the Real ID state-to-state system, rehabilitation and reentry programming, workforce training, and expansion of the Wildfire Mitigation Grant Program. Senator DeRazzo also emphasized support for justice-system programs, public defenders, trauma recovery centers, and workforce initiatives, while Senator Seyarto stressed transportation funding, court capacity for Prop. 36 implementation, and broader workforce and business development. The chair thanked public participants, staff, consultants, sergeants, and the Department of Finance and LAO, and the subcommittee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• And yet on the 26-member UC Board of Regents, there's only one student seat that can vote.
• And so, respectfully, I ask for your aye vote. Thank you so much. And welcome. I'm sorry.
• When the Regents voted for cohort tuition, I was able to make critical amendments.
• We urge your aye vote. Thank you. ...sponsors of the bill. We urge your aye vote. Thank you.
• Thank you. sponsors of the bill, we urge your aye vote. Thank you. Thank you.

Summary: The Assembly Higher Education Committee met for a hearing with one item on the agenda, ACA 18, a constitutional amendment to expand student representation on the University of California Board of Regents. The authors, Assemblymembers Celeste Rodriguez and Anamarie Farías, said the measure would double the number of student seats on the board and ensure both an undergraduate and a graduate student voice, arguing that students are the primary stakeholders and should have more meaningful input on decisions affecting tuition, housing, basic needs, and other campus issues. The authors accepted committee amendments that cleaned up language and the appointment process for student regents and their nonvoting designates. Supporters included UC student leaders, alumni, and advocacy groups. Testimony emphasized that the UC system has far more students than the current single voting student regent can represent, that student input has helped shape policies on housing, basic needs, campus policing, and tuition, and that the UC should align with the CSU and community college systems, which already have two student voting members. No opposition testimony was presented. Committee members voiced support, with several noting the importance of student voice and representation. The committee then voted to pass ACA 18 as amended and re-refer it to the Committee on Appropriations. The roll call ultimately finished at 9-0 in favor, and the measure was reported out of committee.

Transcript Highlights:

• Vote no on AB 2180 and uphold taxpayer protection under Prop. 218.
• All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
• All members vote who desire to vote. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
• All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.
• All members vote who desire to vote. All members vote who desire to vote.

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• With that, I vote no.
• I very, very confidently vote no because you're scared about voting on budget bills outside of the budget
• Chairman, explain my vote, please.
• By a vote of 15 yeas, one no, and two voting present, you have returned Senate Bill 1131 as amended with
• Chair, may I explain my vote? Thank you.

Bills: SB1131 , SB1249

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: cardiac arrest, defibrillators, school safety, emergency response, CPR training, Arizona education funding, Alzheimer's, dementia, memory care, cognitive decline, brain health, caregiver support, long-term care, in-home care, public health, health services, state plan, dementia services program, Arizona Department of Health Services, aging

Transcript Highlights:

• Hearing none, those in favor vote aye. Aye. Opposed vote no. The ayes have it.
• So with that, I vote aye. Eight aye, zero no, and zero not voting.
• So with that, I vote aye. ...is very positive, so with that I vote aye. Aye, aye, aye.
• And so I vote aye. ...that we have to have that conversation, and so I vote aye. Yes, Senator Dunn.
• So with that, I vote aye. 8 ayes, 0 nays, and 0 not voting.

Bills: HB2029 , HB2096 , HB2116

Committee: Senate Natural Resources

Keywords: water conservation, grants, infrastructure, environmental protection, sustainability, cesspool remediation, cesspool replacement, forgivable principal, forgivable loan, wifa, water infrastructure finance authority, clean water revolving fund, drinking water revolving fund, wastewater infrastructure, on-site wastewater system, septic system, groundwater protection, public health, nonpoint source pollution, county water projects

Transcript Highlights:

• or vote for me.
• me down either or opportunity to vote me down either or vote<00:37:37.680><c> for</c> vote for vote
• Members vote no.
• Members vote no.
• Please vote green. I recognize our kids. Please vote green.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• We would urge an aye vote. Thank you.
• Respectfully ask for an aye vote.
• Not voting. Lackey, not voting. Alonis? Berner? Aye. Berner, aye. Winn? Aye.
• Lackey, not voting. Lackey, not voting. What? Alonis. Burner? Aye. Berner, aye. Garcia? Aye.
• The current vote is 4 to 0.

Summary: The committee heard several bills related to public employment. AB 1601, by Assemblymember Rogers, would give Sonoma County flexibility to work with its retirement board and actuaries on a possible retiree cost-of-living adjustment; supporters said Sonoma is the only 1937 Act county system without an automatic COLA and that retirees have gone since 2008 without an increase, while no opposition testified. The bill passed on a do-pass vote and was placed on the floor. AB 1729, by Assemblymember Lee, would update state telework policy by requiring written telework plans, adding more structure before return-to-office decisions, and restoring public reporting on telework savings. Supporters, including SEIU Local 1000, the Association of California State Supervisors, and many state workers, argued telework improves productivity, reduces emissions and commute costs, and could save the state about $225 million annually; there was no opposition. The committee approved the bill 6-0 and re-referred it to Appropriations. AB 1630, by Assemblymember Colosa, would allow union representatives to invite bargaining-unit members to observe meet-and-confer sessions, including remotely, to increase transparency and engagement. UC and CSU opposed the measure, saying observer rules should be negotiated at the table and warning the bill lacked clear limits on the number of observers and could create logistical and security problems. The bill passed 5-0 with one member not voting and was sent to Appropriations. AB 1750, also by Assemblymember Colosa, would require school employees who exhaust sick leave and are absent due to illness or injury to receive full salary for an additional five months. CTA supported the bill as a needed safety net for teachers and classified staff, while school districts and administrators opposed it over cost, staffing, and student stability concerns, saying it could encourage longer absences and strain already tight budgets. The committee passed the bill 5-0 and sent it to Higher Education. AB 1896, by Assemblymember Gonzalez, would bar people who participated in immigration enforcement from holding California public employment, with supporters framing it as a response to ICE and Border Patrol actions and opponents warning it was overbroad and could exclude otherwise qualified applicants from law enforcement jobs; the bill passed 5-1 and was referred to Public Safety.

Transcript Highlights:

• Not voting. Haney? Not voting. Harbison? Not voting. Lackey? Aye. Ramos? Aye. Sharp-Collins? No.
• Not voting. Alonis, not voting. Mark González? Aye. González, aye. Haney? Aye. Haney, aye.
• Not voting. Lackey, not voting. Ramos? Aye. Ramos, aye. Sharp Collins? Aye. Sharp Collins, aye.
• With that, I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you. Chairs recommend an eye vote.
• Gonzales, not voting. Haney, no. Harabedian, no. Nguyen, not voting. That measure fails.

Committee: House Public Safety

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Please vote no on HB 133. I did email... ...its market to teenagers. Please vote no on HB 133.
• Please vote no on House Bill 133. Thank you.
• So I ask you to vote down this bill. Thank you.
• purchases to 18 and vote against HB 133.
• I ask you to vote no on HB 133. Thank you. Thank you. Vote no on HB 133. Thank you. Thank you.

Summary: The committee first heard HB 133, which would lower the minimum age to purchase a long gun from 21 to 18. The sponsor said the bill restores the rights of law-abiding 18-year-olds. Public testimony was sharply divided, with supporters from Gun Owners of America and Florida Carry arguing that adults 18 and older should have equal Second Amendment rights and that current law is inconsistent with other adult responsibilities, while opponents, including gun violence prevention advocates, students, parents, and Parkland-related speakers, said the bill would reverse a post-Parkland safety measure and increase risks of suicide, accidental shootings, and school violence. Several members debated the bill, with opponents emphasizing Parkland, the Florida State shooting, and public polling showing broad opposition; supporters stressed parental responsibility, mental health, and constitutional rights. HB 133 was then reported favorably on a roll call vote of 13 yeas, with several members voting no. The committee then took up CS/HB 289, which would revise Florida’s wrongful death law to allow parents to recover damages for the death of an unborn child. The sponsor said the bill is intended to let grieving parents seek civil remedies, and members questioned how it would apply in situations involving surrogacy, rape, ectopic pregnancy, medical care, and damages calculations. The sponsor said the bill would not allow suits against the mother, would not apply to lawful non-negligent medical care, and would be handled through ordinary wrongful death damage proof before a jury. Public testimony was again split: supporters from pro-life and faith groups said the bill recognizes unborn children and aligns Florida with many other states, while opponents from civil liberties, reproductive rights, and advocacy groups warned it could be used to target abortion providers, helpers, and even families or businesses in miscarriage-related cases, and could be weaponized by abusive partners. The transcript ends during testimony on HB 289, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> voting staff member, a non- voting voting staff member, a non- voting military<03:12:00.560><c>
• If not, vice chair for the vote. vote. vote.
• Are there any voting?<03:26:52.960><c> No.</c> voting? No. voting? No.
• Are there any voting?<03:39:32.399><c> No.</c> voting? No. voting? No.
• So, I will be voting<03:42:03.040><c> no.</c> voting no. voting no.

Committee: House Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The House Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs heard testimony on HB 1875, which would expand Hawaii’s existing protections to include gender-affirming health care, clarify permitted disclosures of protected health information, and bar certain adverse actions by malpractice insurers and health carriers against providers of lawful reproductive or gender-affirming care. The Insurance Division of DCCA supported the bill with a technical amendment, suggesting language tied to actuarial analysis rather than the phrase “actuarially sound.” The Office of Information Practices also provided comments. Most testimony was strongly in support. State agencies and advocacy groups, including the Hawaii State Youth Commission, State Health Planning and Development Agency, Commission on the Status of Women, Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, Hawaii Public Health Institute, Stonewall Caucus, ACLU of Hawaii, PFLAG Oahu, Planned Parenthood Alliance Advocates, the Healthcare Association of Hawaii, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, said the bill would protect patient privacy, reduce chilling effects from out-of-state litigation, and help retain providers in a state already facing shortages. Several testifiers said gender-affirming care is medically necessary, evidence-based, and life-saving, and emphasized that Hawaii should protect its own health care decisions from outside political pressure. A few individuals testified in opposition, arguing the bill was unnecessary or that it protected providers more than opponents of the bill, but these views were not echoed by most of the testimony. The chair repeatedly reminded testifiers to keep comments brief and maintain decorum. The transcript provided does not include a final committee vote or disposition on the bill.

Transcript Highlights:

• So we're voting on not only the amendment; we're voting on the item itself.
• Senator Rose voted no. Senator Lang voted yes. Senator Bzel voted yes. Senator Inis voted yes.
• Senator Pearl voted yes. The chair voted yes. The amendment was approved.
• It's not voted until voted on this bill.
• </c> be voting against the removal. be voting against the removal.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Any objection to rolling the vote? Seeing no objection. Madam Secretary, please roll the vote.
• Any objection to rolling the vote? Seeing no objection, Madam Secretary, please roll the vote.
• Any senator wish to change his or her vote?
• Any senator wish to change his or her vote?
• Any objection to rolling the vote? Seeing no objection. Madam Secretary, please roll the vote.

Keywords: 1204, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Everybody voting. Please close the queue. Thank you. Everybody voted. Please close the queue.
• Please declare the vote. 16 aye, 1 nay.
• Please declare the vote. 17 aye, 0 nay.
• Seeing none, please open the queue for vote. Please declare the vote. 14 aye, 3 nay.
• Seeing none, please open the queue for a vote. Please declare the vote.

Summary: The committee heard and advanced a series of Senate bills dealing with county government, elections, licensing, property liens, and financial protections. SB 1877 would streamline and make more transparent the reporting of governmental agency reports to the legislature. SB 483 would allow counties to create voluntary relocation assistance programs, with supporters describing it as a way to help people in crisis connect with family or services rather than simply moving them along; it passed after questions about nonprofit involvement, tracking, and safeguards. SB 1198 would address county-held tax-delinquent properties by requiring Oklahoma Health Care Authority liens to be resolved in the county sale process, and SB 1286 would require political subdivisions to provide polling-place rooms at no cost when needed as a last resort, especially where private sites like churches are no longer available. The committee also advanced SB 1287, which clarifies that abstractor licenses do not have to be issued to people not lawfully present in the United States; members asked about TPS, visas, and remote work, and the bill passed. SB 1451 would add notification and reporting provisions to help counties and states maintain voter registration rolls and communicate when voters move, with discussion focused on duplicate registrations, name mismatches, and the end of Oklahoma’s participation in ERIC. SB 1581 would extend the time to gather signatures for a county grand jury petition from 45 to 90 days and add a 10-day protest period, and SB 1623 would update the state charter framework. SB 2067 would create a framework for financial institutions to detect and report suspected exploitation of protected adults and seniors, and SB 2135 would authorize county purchase agents to use county P-cards under rules similar to state purchasing procedures. Most bills were reported due pass by wide margins, including unanimous votes on SB 1286, SB 1623, SB 2067, and SB 2135. SB 1877 passed 14–1–1, SB 483 passed 15–2, SB 1198 passed 16–1, SB 1287 passed 15–2, SB 1451 passed 14–3, and SB 1581 passed 15–2. SB 2139 was laid over until the next day, and the meeting adjourned with notice that the committee would reconvene the following day.

Transcript Highlights:

• So they can vote remotely.
• vote.
• vote.
• vote.
• </c> with 18 17 yes votes and one pass vote. with 18 17 yes votes and one pass vote. should<00:10:49.279

Committee: House State Government

Keywords: HB 66 – discussion began at 00:03:37, 958, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Therefore, we respectfully request your aye vote. Thank you.
• That is out with Republicans not voting, with Mr. Tangapa voting aye. Thank you. Thank you.
• Ta not voting. Thank you. Next up we have Mr. Bennett. Mr.
• So, for all those reasons of equity, we would urge an aye vote.
• Arambula also not voting. with Mr. Tangapah voting no and Mr. Taw voting aye. Did you all get that?

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Senator McKelvey, any no votes? Now we're getting to no votes.
• Any other no votes?
• </c><00:05:19.400><c> I</c> votes no now we're getting to no votes I votes no now we're getting to no
• </c><00:05:34.039><c> any</c> Senate Bill 222 any other no votes any Senate Bill 222 any other no votes
• Senator Dort had no vote, and no vote for Senator Awa on 117. Any other votes or reservations?

Keywords: 912, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So please vote against this bill. Support the U.S. Constitution. Vote against this bill.
• I urge you to vote no on SB 1106.
• Please vote no on this bill.
• We ask you to vote no on 1134.
• Please vote no. Thank you.

Committee: Senate Judiciary

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Summary: The Judiciary Committee took up a long agenda of bills, beginning with SB 1434 on infill redevelopment. A late-filed strike-all narrowed eligibility to certain properties in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, added environmental and zoning criteria, and included exemptions for agricultural land, parks, military-adjacent land, and other areas. The amendment was adopted without opposition, and the bill was reported favorably 8-0. The committee then heard SB 212 on sexual offenders and predators, as amended to add public swimming pools and related child-centered locations to residency and presence restrictions. Testimony was sharply divided, with supporters emphasizing child safety and opponents arguing the bill lacked empirical support and would worsen homelessness and impose retroactive burdens. The committee adopted the amendment and reported the bill favorably 8-1. Members next approved SB 686 on agricultural enclaves after adopting an amendment allowing certain enclaves adjacent to interstate highways to be developed for commercial, industrial, or single-family residential uses while clarifying protections for critical areas, the Florida Wildlife Corridor, and military installations. The bill drew opposition from a county Republican committee representative who argued it would weaken zoning and comprehensive planning and encourage urban sprawl, while homebuilders and industry groups supported it. The committee also reported favorably SB 554 on nonprofit corporations, a Florida Bar-backed update intended to modernize and harmonize nonprofit corporate law, and SB 1338 on charitable giving, which would create donor remedies for endowment restrictions and limit state reporting burdens on certain charitable organizations; members noted the latter would need further work on cy pres and related issues. The committee then approved SB 532 on court fees after a strike-all that would let clerks retain all collections above revenue projections rather than splitting excess with general revenue, with clerks’ groups supporting the change and members citing long-standing funding shortfalls. SB 218 on land use regulations was also reported favorably; it would restore normal land-use authority to counties unaffected by the 2024 hurricanes while keeping SB 180 protections in place for damaged areas. SB 692 on cybersecurity standards and liability passed 9-2 after debate over whether the bill created enough compliance incentives and whether its liability presumption was retroactive; supporters said it would encourage adoption of cybersecurity frameworks and reduce class-action litigation, while opponents wanted stronger compliance requirements. Finally, SB 1138 on qualified contractors was amended and passed unanimously as a process-reform measure allowing licensed professionals to conduct pre-application reviews, and SJR 1104 on religious expression in public schools was reported favorably 8-3 after extensive testimony and debate over whether it would protect free expression or invite coercion and litigation. The committee also began consideration of SB 1106 on requiring state agencies and instructional materials to use “Judea and Samaria” instead of “West Bank,” with the sponsor framing it as historical accuracy and opponents arguing it erased Palestinian identity; the transcript cuts off during that item.