Transcript Highlights:

• </c> uh remove it when when appropriating uh remove it when when appropriating funds.<00:14:47.519><c
• It requests the appropriation of a grand total of $25,000 over the next two years to defray travel and
• It requests the<00:19:14.160><c> appropriation</c><00:19:14.720><c> of</c><00:19:14.880><c> a</c><00:
• Um, this will go to appropriations.
• Um, this will go to appropriations. off. Um, this will go to appropriations.

Bills: SF0012 , SF0013 , SF0067

Committee: House Transportation, Highways & Military Affairs

Keywords: military, national guard, reenlistment, extension bonus, funding, Wyoming, Wyoming National Guard, recruitment, referral bonus, military service, eligibility expansion, incentive program, Wyoming state guard, emergency response, governor authority, state council of defense, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• have, your sub has some amendments, basically, Your sub has some amendments, basically, that were requested
• On higher education performance funding, including findings from the legislative-mandated 2023 study.
• Any appropriation of state funding to a fiscal institution described in this subsection for the '28-'
• So we do have the power as appropriators in '28 and '29 to make— So we do have the power as appropriators
• For that one year, based on their appropriation of the previous year?

Committee: House Higher Education and Workforce Development

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• <00:13:42.079><c> is</c> appropriation is appropriation is $2,268<00:13:44.079><c> th000</c><00:13:44.839
• Can you... appropriation to the medical school of appropriation to the medical school of graduate<00:
• </c> done with those Appropriations done with those Appropriations appreciate<00:31:47.720><c> the</c
• And I just wanted to take a moment to express my support for this legislation.
• </c><01:30:04.560><c> that</c> is um an line item appropriation that is um an line item appropriation

Committee: House Higher Education Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• In that case, appropriate notice will be posted.
• In that case, appropriate notice will be posted.
• In that case, appropriate notice will be posted.
• ><c> the</c><00:36:24.920><c> legislative</c><00:36:25.599><c> body</c> testimonies that the legislative
• </c> Condominiums including many legislators Condominiums including many legislators and<00:49:23.960

Committee: House Consumer Protection & Commerce

Keywords: 910, house, all

Summary: The Committee on Consumer Protection and Commerce met on March 12, 2025, and heard testimony on several bills, with most measures drawing support from state boards, agencies, and industry groups. SB 102 (restaurants) had one supportive testifier and no questions. SB 1367 SD1 (installment loans) drew support from DCCA and other boards, but the chair raised concerns about a proposed $5 debit-card convenience fee, saying it seemed high and suggesting it might be amended downward; DCCA said it would check with industry on the likely impact. SB 1373 SD2 (administrative licensure action against sex offenders) received broad support from DCCA and multiple professional licensing boards, including psychology, physical therapy, naturopathic medicine, chiropractic, dentistry, massage therapy, nursing, optometry, barbering and cosmetology, the Hawaii Medical Board, and HPD. The committee then heard SB 1142 SD1 (insurance proceeds), which was supported by DCCA, the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, AARP, Hawaiʻi Realtors, and the Hawaiʻi Insurers Council, while State Farm offered comments and the Hawaii Bankers Association opposed. Testimony focused on insurance access after the Lahaina wildfires and the need to address underinsured homeowners. The committee also discussed SB 144 SD2 (stabilization of property insurance), with support from the Hawaii Green Infrastructure Authority, AARP, Hawaiʻi Realtors, and the Hawaiʻi Insurers Council, and comments from the Attorney General and DCCA Insurance Division about revising the financing structure and correcting bill language. Opponents and reservationed supporters argued the bill may not help if applicants can still obtain coverage at very high prices, while supporters said it would expand market capacity and provide a safety net as climate-related losses continue. Finally, SB 253 SD2 (condominium reserves) received support from Hawaiʻi Realtors, CI, and several individual testifiers. Supporters said it would enforce existing disclosure requirements under Act 199 and improve reserve funding transparency, while one individual argued stronger enforcement and an ombudsman-style office would be more effective. The chair reminded testifiers to stay on the bill at hand. No votes or final committee actions were taken during the portion of the meeting reflected in the transcript.

Transcript Highlights:

• In that case, an appropriate notice will be posted.
• training, input, and the appropriate training, input, and advice.<00:16:56.720><c> As</c><00:16:56.959
• So, I think, yeah, I think it would be appropriate. It would certainly work.
• </c> think it could it would be appropriate. think it could it would be appropriate.
• ><c> tiny</c><00:31:16.159><c> amendment</c> are requesting one small tiny amendment are requesting one

Committee: House Agriculture & Food Systems

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I respectfully request an aye vote.
• I rise today as chair of the California Legislative Black Caucus. Mr.
• Senator Sheila Kuehl was California's first openly gay state legislator.
• President, requesting the previous roll call vote as well.
• Without objection, I request that file item 32, SB 1189, be sent back.

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• This is the LGBTQ Legislative Caucus Chair.
• The consent calendar motions are as follows: SB 945, do pass to Appropriations; SB 959, do pass to Appropriations
• SB 959, do pass to Appropriations. SB 1017, do pass as amended to Appropriations. SB 1058, do pass.
• SB 1378, do pass as amended to Appropriations. SB 1381, do pass as amended to Appropriations.
• SB 1412, do pass as amended to Appropriations. And SB 1443, do pass to Appropriations.

Committee: House Education

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So with that, I would ask that we make sure our patients get appropriate care.
• Funding requests are limited to...
• It feels good to get behind something good like this legislation.
• It feels good to get behind something good like this legislation.
• But I'm so proud of this piece of legislation.

Summary: The Senate convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a series of introductions recognizing FSU Day at the Capitol, Catholic lay leaders, seniors advocates, Broward County school officials, and veterans-related guests. The chamber then moved through its special order calendar, beginning with several Florida Statutes revision bills. SB 36 adopted the 2025 Florida Statutes and prior session law; SB 38 conformed statutory terminology for the Division of Criminal Investigations; SB 40 removed repealed provisions; and SB 42 cleaned up obsolete language, cross-references, and typographical errors. Each passed unanimously or nearly unanimously after brief explanations and no substantive debate. The Senate also passed CS/SB 50 on nature-based coastal resilience, as amended to strengthen the Florida Flood Hub’s role under USF and clarify research and modeling responsibilities; CS/SB 116 on veterans, which expanded veteran awareness and coordination efforts, added mental health training, and authorized adult day health care; SB 118 on presidential libraries, which preempted local regulation to give a future Florida presidential library maximum flexibility; CS/SB 126 on prescription hearing aids, allowing mail distribution for adults after appropriate professional evaluation; SB 150 on abandoning restrained dogs during natural disasters, amended to conform to the House; SB 294 limiting collaborative pharmacy practice from being expanded to certain serious cardiac conditions; and SM 314 urging Congress to increase Florida National Guard force structure. Most of these measures passed with strong bipartisan support, though SB 118 drew questions about local zoning, parking, and safety and passed 36-3, with one senator later changing to a no vote over local control concerns. Later, the Senate approved CS/CS/SB 322 creating a nonjudicial process for removing unauthorized persons from commercial property, and CS/SB 348 on ethics, which would penalize false claims of military rank or honors for material gain and require paycheck withholding for delinquent ethics fines owed by public employees. The chamber also passed CS/CS/SB 7012 on child welfare, which included a CPI/case manager recruitment program, a treatment foster care pilot in two judicial circuits, and improved data collection and capacity analysis for commercially sexually exploited children. CS/SB 108 on administrative procedures was adopted after a detailed explanation of rule review, transparency, and rulemaking deadlines, and CS/SB 160 on public accountancy passed after an amendment clarifying contracted services and discussion of CPA licensure pathways. The longest and most celebratory debate centered on CS/SB 110 for rural communities. The bill created an Office of Rural Prosperity, a Renaissance grant program, housing and road funding, school and health care investments, and related rural support measures. Amendments refined transportation priorities in the Everglades agricultural area and clarified the FARM road program. Senators from across the chamber praised the bill as a long-awaited investment in rural Florida, agriculture, broadband, health care, and quality of life. After extensive debate and emotional closing remarks from the sponsor and leadership, the bill passed overwhelmingly.

Transcript Highlights:

• Let me address a concern that has been raised about this legislation.
• This legislation is temporary and narrowly tailored.
• This legislation, unfortunately, does not address those barriers.
• This legislation, unfortunately, does not address those barriers.
• And the motion is to pass to the Assembly Committee on Appropriations. Okay.

Summary: The Assembly Housing and Community Development Committee heard several housing-related bills. SB 996 by Senator Padilla would let manufactured homeowners opt to title their homes as real property, with supporters saying this would improve access to conventional mortgages, consumer protections, and lower-cost financing. SB 866 by Senator Blakespear would require cities and counties to include homelessness-related information in their annual housing element reports, with supporters saying the bill would improve transparency, regional coordination, and accountability around homelessness funding and services. The committee also heard SB 1090 by Senator Perez, which would impose a temporary moratorium in Altadena on certain state housing density laws after the Eaton Fire. Supporters, including Supervisor Catherine Barger and many Altadena residents, argued the bill would protect fire survivors from speculative investors and give families time to rebuild and return home. Opponents argued the bill could limit tools that homeowners need to finance rebuilding and could reduce future housing production. After extensive testimony, the committee passed SB 1090 to the Assembly Local Government Committee on a 10-0 vote. SB 1388 by Senator Durazo would create an Affordable Housing Risk Reduction Program to help affordable housing providers reduce insurance costs through technical assistance and risk-mitigation support. Supporters said rising insurance premiums are threatening the viability of affordable housing developments and existing units. The committee also reconsidered and then voted on SB 1092, which was taken up only for reconsideration and final vote; after a split vote, the bill ultimately passed the committee. Final recorded votes showed SB 866 and SB 996 passing unanimously, SB 1388 passing with one no vote and one not voting, and SB 1092 passing 7-5 after reconsideration.

Transcript Highlights:

• We have invited testimony beginning with the Comptroller's office, followed by the legislative budget
• So we would need to work with legislative budget board staff to do that.
• Chair calls Kevin Kavanaugh and Aaron Henrickson from the Legislative Budget board. And Mr.
• Uh, as mentioned, my name is Aaron Hendrickson, Legislative Budget board.
• of the chairman to give y'all, uh, for any tax bills that he may request.

Committee: House Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:

• So we would need to work with legislative budget board staff to do that.
• Through this back and forth then they can request to go to SOA They can request to go to the State Office
• Chair calls Kevin Cavanaugh and Erin Hendrickson from the Legislative Budget Board.
• As mentioned, my name is Aaron Henderson, Legislative Budget Board.
• General Appropriations Act, which provides that authority.

Committee: House Ways & Means

Keywords: 1184, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• THIS MUST BE FOR A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR AND MUST BE OPEN TO INSPECTION BY LAW ENFORCEMENT UPON REQUEST.
• THIS MUST BE MAINTAINED FOR A PERIOD OF 90 DAYS AND MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION BY REQUEST OF LAW
• I THINK IT IS THE REASON WHY MANY OF US ARE REVISITING BOATING SAFETY THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND WE
• SB 538 IS STATE COURT LEGISLATIVE PACKAGE.
• PROVIDES A MECHANISM FOR THE CLERKS TO REQUEST THEIR DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS AND THESE CHANGES STREAMLINE

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Legislative Affairs Director. A big step in the right direction.
• The appropriation was $20 million. We received over a billion dollars in implementation requests.
• The request last year, if you were trimming it down to $750 million, how much did we appropriate that
• The request last year, if you were trimming it down to $750 million, how much did we appropriate that
• Last year, there was $150 million appropriated for, Thank you, Chair.

Summary: The Natural Resources and Disaster Subcommittee heard two informational presentations. First, the Department of Environmental Protection gave an overview of Florida’s water quality framework, explaining how numeric nutrient criteria, monitoring, TMDLs, and Basin Management Action Plans (BMAPs) are used to address impaired waters. DEP described recent changes intended to increase accountability, including five-year milestones in BMAPs, requirements for advanced wastewater treatment by 2033 in certain cases, limits on new conventional septic systems where sewer is available, enhanced nutrient-reducing septic requirements where sewer is not available, and a new agricultural regional water quality improvement element. The department also highlighted the Water Quality Improvement Grant Program, which has received nearly $1.4 billion over four years and funded more than 300 projects, as well as a public dashboard showing funded projects and a forthcoming trend-analysis dashboard for monitoring data. Members asked about enforcement of BMAP milestones, septic-to-sewer coordination with local governments, PFAS and microplastics monitoring, septic system performance standards, wastewater facility compliance, and how many facilities remain below advanced wastewater treatment standards. DEP said it can enforce BMAP obligations through administrative orders, consent orders, court action, fines, and permit conditions, and that it inspects and verifies wastewater facilities while relying on reporting and site inspections for sewer infrastructure. The department also said nutrient-reducing septic systems must achieve a 65 percent reduction in nitrogen and phosphorus, with verification required when projects seek BMAP credit. The committee then heard from the chief resilience officer on the Resilient Florida program, created in 2021 to address sea-level rise and coastal flooding. The presentation reviewed planning grants, vulnerability assessments, and the statewide critical-asset assessment, noting that all counties and most municipalities are expected to complete assessments by the end of 2026 and that vulnerability is now an eligibility requirement for future project funding. The program reported major statewide outcomes, including stormwater storage, miles of infrastructure and roadway protection, acres restored, and coastal protection projects, and highlighted examples such as breakwater improvements and lift-station elevation. Members asked about project delays, funding totals, overlap with other funding sources, and project prioritization; the program said delays often stem from design and permitting after award, that its reported totals reflect only grants it administers, and that projects are scored under the same criteria rather than being prioritized by asset type. The meeting ended with no further business and adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

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• </c> pieces of that original appropriation pieces of that original appropriation the<00:32:29.960><c>
• A roll call has been requested. The committee legislative assistant will take the roll. Davids: I.
• <01:37:48.920><c> the</c><01:37:49.080><c> committee</c><01:37:49.400><c> Legislative</c> requested the
• committee Legislative requested the committee Legislative Assistant<01:37:50.199><c> will</c><01:37:

Committee: House Taxes

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• President, I'm going to request unanimous consent to withdraw the pending amendment, but I'm going to
• I'm going to, again, request unanimous consent to withdraw the amendment. But, Mr.
• I request unanimous consent to withdraw the pending amendment.
• Notably, during his tenure in the House, he introduced legislation to prohibit discrimination on the
• This legislation created critical guardrails on financial institutions to help address the underlying

Keywords: 1212, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c> and our ability to pass good legislation and our ability to pass good legislation on<00:18:18.080
• or the entirety of the legislation or the entirety of the legislation<00:31:12.040><c> that's</c><00
• The reason why that's in a legislative appropriation, or in this footnote, is because of the limitation
• Footnote five, $3,145,000 of the federal funds appropriation, $555,000 is appropriated for IT.
• </c> is appropriated for IT. is appropriated for IT.

Keywords: 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• A prerequisite, or excuse me, a pre-request conference with the requesting parties is added to the commission's
• A prerequisite, or excuse me, a pre-request conference with the requesting parties is added to the Commission's
• My name is Adam Bernbaum from the 24th Legislative District.
• This proposed legislation would give counties another tool.
• I urge your support of this important legislation.

Summary: The committee first held an executive session on several transportation measures heard earlier in the session, including bills on rounding cash transactions to eliminate pennies, vehicle title transfers to insurers, a memorial bridge naming, BAT lane access for private employer transportation services, oil tanker escort requirements, Traffic Safety Commission authority, fifth-wheel trailer length, electric vehicle sales and funding, and vehicle loads on public highways. Most of the measures were advanced with due pass recommendations to the Rules Committee, and the committee adopted amendments on the penny-rounding bill, the EV funding bill, and the vehicle-loads bill. Members noted some opposition or reservations on a few items, including the penny-rounding proposal and the vehicle-loads amendment, but the motions carried. The committee then returned to public hearing on several bills. Substitute House Bill 2323 would create a blue envelope program for neurodiverse drivers to help communicate with law enforcement during traffic stops; the Department of Licensing and State Patrol fiscal notes were described, and the bill drew strong support in signed-in testimony. Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2588 would expand county ferry district authority to include vehicle ferries and require voter approval for new taxes after the effective date; testimony was mixed, with Whatcom County officials and ferry users supporting the bill as a funding tool, while one opponent criticized the tax and timing provisions. The committee also heard public testimony on Engrossed Substitute House Bill 2172, which would change the route jurisdiction transfer and abandonment process for state highways by requiring agreements or legislative review for longer abandonments or bridge transfers; cities, counties, the Transportation Commission, and the TIB supported the bill as a more transparent process. Additional public hearings covered Substitute House Bill 2203, creating reckless interference with emergency operations for drivers who bypass emergency road closures; a defense-lawyer witness opposed the mandatory license suspension, while the sponsor described the bill as a response to flood and fire rescues. Substitute House Bill 2410 would create a Commercial Truck Safety and Education Council and raise the commercial vehicle safety enforcement fee from $16 to $32 per vehicle; the trucking industry and business groups supported it as a safety and training investment. The committee also heard a staff briefing and sponsor testimony on Second Substitute House Bill 1923, the Mosquito Fleet Act, which would expand passenger-only ferry district options and was presented as a local tool to improve ferry access and relieve Washington State Ferries congestion.

Transcript Highlights:

• And normal scratching behaviors absolutely can be redirected to appropriate surfaces.
• So I'm very, very grateful to the bill's sponsors, and I request that you pass this bill.
• This bill does not require new appropriations.
• A lot of concepts and changes contemplated under this legislation.
• For these reasons, we respectfully request that you oppose House Bill 2106. Thank you.

Bills: HB1904 , HB2106 , HB2211 , HB2247 , HB2329 , HB2339

Committee: House Health Care & Wellness

Keywords: animal welfare, cats, declawing, animal rights, pet care, healthcare, contract modifications, provider notifications, insurance carriers, health facilities, HB 2211, medically tailored meals, medical nutrition therapy, medical assistance, Medicaid, Health Care Authority, Department of Social and Health Services, nutrition support, chronic disease, dietary accommodations

Transcript Highlights:

• Welcome to our first Labor and Commerce Committee of the 2026 legislative session.
• John Braun, Senator for the 20th Legislative District.
• We refer it to the appropriate authority. Thank you.
• A fiscal note has been requested...
• , able to be requested easily without... ...accommodations are easily requested, able to be requested

Bills: SB6014 , SB5972 , SB5869 , SB5874

Committee: Senate Labor & Commerce

Keywords: pregnancy accommodations, pregnant workers, workplace accommodations, reasonable accommodation, undue hardship, lactation, breastfeeding, express milk, maternity leave, childbirth, pregnancy discrimination, employment law, labor and industries, L&I, confidential records, public records exemption, health care certification, workplace standards, employee rights, employer obligations

Transcript Highlights:

• Persons disrupting legislative proceedings are subject to removal, arrest, or other appropriate legal
• I move to withdraw AB 1178, Pacheco, from the Appropriations Committee.
• Assembly Rule 88 is reserved for a failure of our legislative process.
• We don't need to send this to the Appropriations Committee.
• I mean, it's like page one in the Legislative Counsel Digest.

Summary: The Assembly met with a quorum after a roll call and prayer, then moved through routine business and a lengthy floor debate centered on AB 379, a bill dealing with protections for minors and human trafficking victims. Assembly Member DeMaio first sought to bring the bill up without Public Safety Committee amendments, arguing the committee had gutted the bill and removed felony language for purchasing 16- and 17-year-olds for sex. The body instead adopted a substitute motion to take up Assembly Member Schultz’s floor amendments to AB 379, and the bill became the focus of intense debate over whether the amended language would still adequately protect minors or instead weaken penalties and create a lower standard for 16- and 17-year-olds. Supporters of the amendments, including Schultz, Petri-Norris, Mark Gonzalez, Krell, Wynn, and others, said the changes were intended to strengthen and clarify the law, protect trafficking survivors, and preserve prosecutorial effectiveness while avoiding misinformation about existing law. Opponents, including DeMaio, Gallagher, Dixon, Macedo, Castillo, and others, argued the amendments watered down the bill, failed to restore the original felony treatment for buyers of 16- and 17-year-olds, and amounted to political maneuvering rather than real protection. The chamber also briefly considered a motion to table the amendments, which failed, and an appeal of a ruling on decorum, which was rejected. After debate, the Assembly adopted Schultz’s amendments to AB 379 by a 55-21 vote and then rereferred the bill to the Appropriations Committee. The chamber also handled several procedural items, including re-referrals of other bills, consent calendar actions, and a series of unanimous consent votes on numerous bills and resolutions. The session ended with announcements of committee meetings and the next floor session, followed by adjournment until Monday, May 5 at 1 p.m.