Transcript Highlights:

• estimates is between about 22,000 to 23,000 individuals across the entire state. ...for a state that claims
• </c><00:15:39.440><c> a</c><00:15:39.680><c> state</c><00:15:39.920><c> that</c><00:15:41.040><c> claims
• </c><00:15:41.600><c> and</c><00:15:41.920><c> has</c> office for a state that claims and has office
• for a state that claims and has in<00:15:42.399><c> the</c><00:15:42.560><c> past</c><00:15:42.880><c

Committee: House County and Municipal Government

Keywords: 1136, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• So with the fiscal note, it says, you know, zero cost claim.
• These places claim to help and provide treatment for children and their families.
• go a little further and have a more comprehensive case management program, where if you know, with claims
• ... ...more comprehensive case management program, where if you know, with claims data or more partnerships

Summary: The committee heard House Bill 723, which Representative Erickson said was developed in response to a state oversight report on children’s residential care and testimony about abuse and neglect in licensed youth treatment facilities. The bill would codify and strengthen oversight standards, require individualized service planning, create a youth bill of rights for residents and parents, and require critical incident reporting to parents or guardians within one business day. Erickson said the bill largely mirrors existing department rules, was drafted with the Department of Health and Welfare to avoid a fiscal note, and includes enforcement tools such as corrective action plans, sanctions, payment withholding, and law-enforcement referral for crimes. Several senators raised concerns about whether the bill was strong enough, whether unannounced inspections could raise Fourth Amendment issues, whether faith-based facilities would be affected, and whether the department would have too much discretion. Erickson responded that the inspections apply only to licensed facilities, not private homes, and that the bill is intended to improve transparency and oversight without changing existing rights or imposing new costs. Survivors and advocates testified in strong support, describing seclusion, restraints, forced medication, medical neglect, lack of private communication, humiliation, and retaliation in Idaho and out-of-state residential programs. They argued the bill would improve accountability, transparency, and safety for children and families. After testimony, the committee discussed the bill further. Some members said the bill was a meaningful step but wanted stronger consequences, while others noted the seriousness of the abuse described and the need for oversight of Medicaid-funded facilities. Senator Wintrow moved to send H723 to the floor with a do pass recommendation, and the motion passed by voice vote. The committee then received a presentation from Teligen on its role as Idaho Medicaid’s quality improvement organization. Nancy Johnson explained that Teligen handles prior authorization, quality oversight, fraud and abuse reporting, and a small case management program for complex Medicaid participants. She said the case management team of five Idaho-based nurses reached out to just over 1,000 participants in 2025, fully engaged 160, and reported about $850,000 in cost savings through reduced readmissions and better care coordination. Members asked about contract costs, staffing, the scope of services, and how suspected fraud is reported to the Medicaid program integrity unit. The committee adjourned after the presentation.

Transcript Highlights:

• It allows tax credits claimed under the state low-income housing tax credit program to be used to offset
• 00:51:00.559><c> allows</c><00:51:01.040><c> tax</c><00:51:01.359><c> credits</c><00:51:01.680><c> claimed
• Um, it allows tax credits claimed out.
• Um, it allows tax credits claimed under<00:51:02.240><c> the</c><00:51:02.400><c> state</c><00:51:02.640

Bills: SB2816

Committee: House Tourism

Keywords: enterprise zones, economic development, innovation enterprise, job creation, Hawaii, 910, house, all

Summary: The committees heard House Bill 2195, HD1, which would replace the existing transit accommodations tax on cruise ships with a per-passenger infrastructure fee collected by the Department of Transportation and deposited into a new cruise ship special fund. Testimony included support from Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings and comments from the Tax Foundation of Hawaii warning that the bill should remain narrowly tied to harbor-related uses to avoid potential Tonnage Clause issues. The Department of Transportation testified that cruise-related harbor work includes pier repairs, dredging, terminal upgrades, and shore power, and said a dedicated revenue stream would help prioritize cruise infrastructure needs. The Attorney General’s office said it had submitted written comments but did not address questions about the litigation or constitutional background. Members questioned whether the new special fund was necessary when the existing harbor special fund already finances similar improvements. DOT said the funds overlap and suggested the bill could be amended to use the harbor special fund with a separate cruise subaccount, while still preserving a dedicated revenue stream and separate accounting. DOT also said it currently collects port entry, dockage, and per-head passenger fees from cruise ships and that existing cruise-related expenditures from the harbor special fund have not been challenged. The chair ultimately recommended moving HB 2195 forward as introduced, while continuing discussions about the fund structure and awaiting further clarity from the Attorney General and DOT. In decision-making, the committees voted to pass HB 2195, HD1, as is. They also voted to pass House Bill 916, HD1, relating to the low-income housing tax credit, which would allow certain state low-income housing tax credits to offset state transient accommodations taxes in the same county and make Act 129 of 2016 permanent. Both the Committee on Tourism and the Committee on Economic Development and Technology adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass HB 916, HD1, unamended. The hearing was then adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• candidate or political party with qualified candidates in the same race to bring an action based on a claim
• unit, is a unit established within a state attorney's office for the purpose of reviewing plausible claims
• exempt for a reasonable period of time during an active, ongoing, and good-faith investigation of a claim
• exempt for a reasonable period of time during an active, ongoing, and good-faith investigation of a claim

Bills: S0062 , S0156 , S0168 , S0288 , S0290 , S0292 , S0296 , S0298 , S0364 , S0386 , S0624 , S7004 , S7006 , S7008 , S7012 , S7014 , S7016

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: candidate qualification, political party, voter registration, election law, Florida Statutes, rural electric cooperatives, energy production, Florida law, energy tariffs, regulation, agriculture, landscape equipment, gasoline-powered, ecologically significant parcels, local government regulations, public records, appellate courts, information exemption, safety, personal identifying information

Summary: The Senate Committee on Rules met with a quorum present and considered a long agenda of bills, many of which were reported favorably. Early action included CS for SB 62 on candidate qualification, which would create an enforcement mechanism for party-affiliation qualification requirements, and CS for SB 156, the Officer Jason Raynor Act, which would clarify resistance-to-officer language and add mandatory life imprisonment for manslaughter committed against a law enforcement officer. SB 156 drew strong support from the City of Daytona Beach and law enforcement groups, while the Florida Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers opposed parts of the bill, arguing it removed useful limits on force and imposed overly rigid sentencing. The committee also approved several open-government sunset review bills, including measures extending exemptions for social media platform investigations, small business loan program records, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles investigatory records, emergency shelter recipient information, Department of Military Affairs records, conviction integrity unit reinvestigation information, Public Service Commission records and meetings, and Florida Gaming Control Commission records and meetings. The committee also advanced CS for SB 624, allowing batterers’ intervention programs to offer optional faith-based activities, with supporters saying faith-based counseling can help reduce domestic violence and no participant would be required to take part. Other approved measures included HB 167 on former phosphate mining lands, which limits certain liability claims if notice and survey requirements are met; CS for SB 48 on housing, which requires local governments to allow accessory dwelling units and was amended to remove hearing and variance requirements and clarify local ordinance obligations; SB 288 on rural electric cooperatives, described as a negotiated glitch bill preserving co-op authority over generation and power purchases; and CS for SB 364 on public accountancy, which creates additional CPA licensure pathways and mobility provisions. The committee also approved SB 292 creating a public records exemption for appellate court clerks and their families, despite some opposition votes. Later, the committee passed CS for SB 296 and CS for SB 298, which expand protections for victims of domestic violence and dating violence by creating a feasibility study for a secure web-based 911 alert platform and extending address confidentiality and public records protections to dating violence, stalking, and aggravated stalking victims. SB 386 on farm equipment, described as a “lemon law” for tractors and similar equipment, also passed. Additional open-government bills were approved for emergency shelter recipients, military affairs records, conviction integrity unit materials, PSC records, and gaming commission records. SB 168 on public nuisances was reported favorably as well. One bill, CS for CS for SB 290 on the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, was temporarily postponed after extensive stakeholder testimony; the chair allowed public comment but no vote was taken, and the sponsor indicated ongoing discussions and possible changes. At the end of the meeting, senators recorded several individual votes for the record, and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• No other state can lay claim to that. We have service matters. Shared experiences matter.
• No other state can lay claim to that. Apprenticeships matter.
• No other state can lay claim to that. It is now available to Californians.
• It dropped in the state of California, the first time in over a decade and a half that we can lay claim

Summary: The joint convention convened to receive Governor Gavin Newsom’s final State of the State address, with legislative leaders introducing the Governor and welcoming constitutional officers, judges, and other guests. The proceedings opened with a moment of silence honoring Renee Nicole Good and other immigrants affected by detention and due process concerns. After introductory remarks from the Speaker, Senate President pro Tem Monique Limón, and Lieutenant Governor Eleni Kounalakis, Governor Newsom delivered a wide-ranging address reflecting on his administration and California’s response to recent crises. The Governor highlighted California’s economic performance, tax structure, minimum wage increases, education funding, child care and school meal investments, housing reforms, apprenticeships, infrastructure projects, clean energy progress, and efforts on homelessness, mental health, and public safety. He also discussed state action on artificial intelligence regulation, climate resilience, insurance reform, and wildfire recovery, while sharply criticizing the federal government and President Trump on immigration, health care, food aid, disaster response, and other issues. He announced that his upcoming budget would include major education spending, a five-year extension of the CalCompete tax credit, additional community school funding, a rebuilding fund for fire survivors, and other policy proposals. At the close of the address, the Legislature formally ordered the Governor’s State of the State speech printed in the journal as a special appendix. The joint convention then adjourned sine die.

Transcript Highlights:

• No other state can lay claim to that. We have service matters. Shared experiences matter.
• No other state can lay claim to that. Apprenticeships matter.
• No other state can lay claim to that. It is now available to Californians.
• It dropped in the state of California, the first time in over a decade and a half that we can lay claim

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Under the sheriff, a review of claims in the sheriff's office revealed over $4,300 in questionable credit
• Over $4,300 in claims in the sheriff's office revealed questionable credit card transactions: almost
• Balances remaining at year-end for the district court accounts—city, county, circuit, and small claims—in
• Balances remaining at year-end for the district court accounts, city, county, circuit, and small claims

Committee: All LEGISLATIVE JOINT AUDITING-COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES

Keywords: 1204, all

Transcript Highlights:

• candidate or political party with qualified candidates in the same race to bring an action based on the claim
• Every claim we make is backed by hard data from the state's own systems.
• Every claim we make is backed by hard data from the state's own systems.
• Clear Audit is not the independent check it claims to be.

Committee: Senate Ethics and Elections

Summary: The Committee on Ethics and Elections met with a quorum present and took up Senate Bill 62 by Senator Errington, which would create an enforceable requirement that partisan candidates meet the 365-day party affiliation or no-party registration requirement before qualifying. The committee adopted an amendment changing the effective date to upon becoming law, heard no opposition, and then approved the bill. The committee also approved a slate of 15 gubernatorial nominees en bloc and recommended them to the floor. The Florida Supervisors of Elections presented their 2026 legislative priorities. Their requests included automatically updating voter records when DHSMV changes driver license numbers, treating verified petition signing by inactive voters as voter activity that restores active status, adding election equipment and ballots to the state’s critical infrastructure protections, clarifying public-records treatment of election worker names and addresses, allowing more flexibility for early voting sites when a supervisor’s office is not suitable, eliminating the need for provisional-ballot envelopes when polling hours are extended by emergency order, and allowing vote-by-mail voters to remain on the list for the next general election unless they opt out. Senators asked questions about inactive voter status, security implications, early voting site requirements, and vote-by-mail renewal, and several members expressed support or interest in the supervisors’ proposals. During public testimony, several speakers urged stronger election-integrity measures, including proof of citizenship, tighter chain-of-custody controls, more hand-counting or manual audits, quarterly list maintenance, and reduced reliance on vote-by-mail and voting machines. They also criticized current audit systems and cited outside reports and research they said showed vulnerabilities in Florida’s election process. No additional committee action was taken after public testimony, and the meeting adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• You know, we don't want, uh, somebody trying to file a, you know, paid family leave claim and look like
• know paid somebody trying to file a you know paid family<00:20:17.760><c> leave</c><00:20:18.080><c> claim
• </c><00:20:19.120><c> look</c><00:20:19.360><c> like</c><00:20:19.440><c> they're</c> family leave claim
• and look like they're family leave claim and look like they're doing<00:20:19.919><c> a</c><00:20:20.320

Committee: House Labor

Keywords: 910, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Well, he claims it's a legal rationale for why he's ignoring the clear language of the Constitution,
• you</c><00:04:56.800><c> well</c><00:04:56.960><c> he</c><00:04:57.280><c> he</c><00:04:57.400><c> claims
• </c><00:04:57.759><c> it's</c><00:04:57.919><c> a</c> back to you well he he claims it's a back to you
• well he he claims it's a legal<00:04:58.479><c> he</c><00:04:58.600><c> has</c><00:04:58.720><c> a</

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• Sections 3 and 4 mandate unannounced in-person site visits to verify grant recipients are doing work as claimed
• recipients<00:03:48.280><c> doing</c><00:03:48.720><c> work</c><00:03:49.200><c> as</c><00:03:49.480><c> claimed
• </c><00:03:49.959><c> in</c> recipients doing work as claimed in recipients doing work as claimed in

Committee: House State Government Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• So we've had to kind of work around that language or find a way to claim that something in the house
• c> around that language or or find a way around that language or or find a way to<00:35:16.560><c> claim
• :17.359><c> in</c><00:35:17.480><c> the</c><00:35:17.599><c> house</c><00:35:17.800><c> was</c> to claim
• that something in the house was to claim that something in the house was a<00:35:18.119><c> deadly</

Committee: Senate Children and Family Law

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And depending on where we are, that may be adjusted. Do you want to add anything?
• So lots of time to continue to adjust and... Right, but I mean, you guys track this stuff.
• In order to stop that from happening, we do have to make some adjustments.
• For all the speakers, you can adjust that microphone right to your level. Don’t hesitate.
• And the adjustments that we saw from January ensure that our customers are Today.

Summary: The hearing focused on the governor’s May Revision proposals for transportation, natural resources, climate, and related programs, with the Department of Finance and the LAO presenting competing views on the state’s fiscal condition. Finance said the budget remains balanced over two years, with major climate-bond, water, parks, transportation, DMV, and agriculture proposals, while the LAO argued the state still has a structural deficit and should reject or defer many new discretionary spending items, preserve reserves, and be cautious about ongoing commitments. The LAO specifically questioned the timing and scale of new spending for programs such as Clean California, Healthy Rivers and Landscapes, and the Golden Gate Fields acquisition, and urged more clarity on future obligations and revenue scenarios, including for the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund. A major portion of the hearing was devoted to the Healthy Rivers and Landscapes proposal for Bay-Delta water quality implementation. Secretary Wade Crowfoot and Finance described it as an enforceable, science-based alternative to a more traditional regulatory approach, with the state’s $25 million request intended to support early implementation, monitoring, habitat restoration, and environmental flows. The LAO countered that the Water Board has not yet adopted the updated Bay-Delta plan, that the proposal may be premature, and that the Legislature should wait for more information on the state’s total funding commitment and the program’s long-term costs. Several members expressed support for the program as a way to reduce conflict and protect water reliability, while others echoed concerns about timing and fiscal exposure. The committee also examined the proposed $125 million Proposition 4 contribution toward acquiring the Golden Gate Fields property for a shoreline park and habitat project. State officials said the acquisition is a time-sensitive, once-in-a-generation opportunity, with an appraised value of $175 million and additional philanthropic and local funding expected to close the gap. Members questioned whether the project had gone through the usual competitive process, whether the site is the best use of scarce park bond dollars, and how public access, habitat, and disadvantaged-community priorities would be protected. The discussion ended without a vote, and the committee moved on to transportation items including Clean California litter abatement, the Games Route Network, homeless encampment coordinators, and DMV modernization and field office proposals, with LAO recommending rejection or delay on several of those requests as well.

Transcript Highlights:

• The process includes establishing standard rates adjusted based on economic factors.
• The process includes establishing standard rates adjusted based on economic factors.
• We usually look at. establishing standard rates adjusted based on economic factors.
• And so we're trying to adjust... So, over time, the world changes, right?
• And so we're trying to adjust to being more efficient and more effective.

Committee: Joint Legislative Task Force on Government Efficiency

Keywords: 908, all

Transcript Highlights:

• But we appreciate that we may need an opportunity to adjust.
• And depending on where we are, that may be adjusted. Do you want to add anything?
• In order to stop that from happening, we do have to make some adjustments.
• In order to stop that from happening, we do have to make some adjustments.
• And the adjustments that we saw from January ensure that our customers are Today, and the adjustments

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:05:16.480><c> We</c> transportation forecast adjustments.
• We transportation forecast adjustments.
• ,<00:05:19.360><c> but</c><00:05:19.520><c> after</c><00:05:19.840><c> long</c> adjustments, but after
• long adjustments, but after long conversations<00:05:20.760><c> between</c><00:05:21.160><c> our</c>
• and um that we can get a adjustments and um that we can get a little<00:07:33.760><c> bit</c><00:07:

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• And it is adjusted by the CLA, which is negatively impacting many of these towns.
• And it is adjusted by the CLA, which is negatively impacting many of these towns.
• We made adjustments to the tax code to account for those in, I believe, 2018.
• We made adjustments to the tax code to account for those in, I believe, 2018.
• We made adjustments to the tax code to account for those in, I believe, 2018.

Keywords: 927, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And we have a very limited ability to adjust compensation based on needs.
• And we have a very limited ability to adjust compensation based on needs.
• And we have a very limited ability to adjust compensation based on needs.
• And we have a very limited ability to adjust compensation based on needs.
• And we have a very limited ability to adjust compensation based on needs.

Keywords: Opening and Roll Call 00:28 Public safety Cabinet 01:09 Juvenile justice MH Facility: 04:30 Department of Corrections Repair and Replacement: 10:29 Department of Criminal Justice Flat Track 19:05 KSP : 27:02 Department of Public Advocacy : 37:35, 958, all

Summary: The subcommittee heard capital project requests from the Justice and Public Safety Cabinet for fiscal years 2026-28. The cabinet described its large statewide footprint and said its facilities face significant deferred maintenance, with the governor’s budget proposing full funding for maintenance pool requests, including an additional $60 million for the Department of Corrections’ maintenance pool and cash funding through investment income. Officials said the projects were based on facility assessments and were presented as necessary public safety investments rather than wish-list items. For the Department of Juvenile Justice, the main requests were $35 million for a high-acuity mental health treatment facility and $45 million each for two new female detention facilities. Officials said the mental health facility would fill a gap for youth needing psychiatric care, while the female facilities were needed to support a regional detention model and address overcrowding; they noted the current female population has grown by 50% since July 2024. Members asked about locations, and staff said they were considering western Kentucky abandoned mine land and available land in Fayette and Jefferson counties, with current female placements in Boyd County and Warren County. For the Department of Corrections, officials requested funding for critical mechanical, electrical, plumbing, roof, and structural repairs, including $15.78 million for Kentucky State Penitentiary utilities infrastructure and additional funding for North Point Training Center projects. They also highlighted two re-entry initiatives: a KCTCS partnership for a re-entry campus at North Point and the East Kentucky Applied Manufacturing Institute at Eastern Kentucky Correctional Complex, both aimed at reducing recidivism through intensive training and job preparation. Members asked about the KCTCS re-entry model, and DOC explained it would be a more immersive, campus-style program than current prison-based vocational classes. The Department of Criminal Justice Training discussed projects at its Richmond campus and the planned Western Kentucky Training Center, including a replacement flat track and campus access road at Richmond and added training features in Madisonville. Officials said the Richmond changes were needed because EKU construction had removed the existing flat track and would affect access, while the Western Kentucky project would expand training capacity and reduce travel for law enforcement agencies. The Kentucky State Police then outlined the final phase of the statewide emergency radio system replacement, estimated at about $17.5 million, and said the system is being built in geographic phases; members asked how long completion would take, and staff estimated roughly four years after funding, assuming no major inflation spikes. No votes were taken, and the meeting remained informational with member questions and staff responses.

Transcript Highlights:

• are getting to where we need to be, we will be back to provide you cost-of-living allocation and adjustments
• 48.640><c> living</c><00:20:48.960><c> allocation</c><00:20:49.360><c> and</c><00:20:49.880><c> adjustments
• </c> of living allocation and adjustments. of living allocation and adjustments.
• 30.240><c> thing</c><00:22:30.320><c> that</c><00:22:30.480><c> I</c><00:22:30.640><c> want</c> adjustments
• The other thing that I want adjustments.

Keywords: 1183, house

Transcript Highlights:

• How will it adjust our costs?
• How will it adjust our costs? Senator Klein responded: Um, Mr.
• How will it adjust our costs? Senator Klein responded: Um, Mr.
• Each adjust the state grant parameters.
• </c><01:08:24.080><c> different</c> program based on adjusting different program based on adjusting different

Committee: Senate Higher Education

Keywords: 1187, senate, all