Transcript Highlights:

• thank you and help me to welcome back, and that's the important part of this, the Jesuit High School's cross-country
• These guys won the 2025 California Interscholastic Federation Division 2 Boys Cross Country Championship
• Outstanding cross-country athletes: Isaac Abbott, Drake Hoferr, Kyle Jackery, Lucas Alberts, Connor Biladeau

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and then moved through a series of floor introductions and recognitions. Senators honored Jesuit High School’s 2025 CIF Division 2 boys cross-country championship team, noting it was the school’s 11th title, and also welcomed YMCA Youth and Government delegates, including a large Culver City Palms YMCA delegation in the gallery. Members spoke about the educational and civic value of the Youth and Government program and congratulated the student delegates on their participation. The chamber then took up the special consent calendar, which included Senate Resolution 73 and Assembly Concurrent Resolutions 71, 115, and 117. The consent items were approved on a roll call vote, with the record showing 38 ayes and 0 noes. No other substantive legislative debate or bill action was described in the transcript beyond the consent calendar approval. The remainder of the session was devoted to adjournments in memory. Senators honored Superintendent Pastor Lawrence Champion Blake Sr. of West Angeles Church of God in Christ, San Jose community leader Joseph Anthony De Maria, and Marine Corps Major Tyler R. Bracone, each highlighting their service, faith, and community impact. The Senate then announced that the next floor session would be held on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at 2 p.m., and recessed until later that day for adjournment motion.

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• Somebody had indeed burned a cross, and it went all the way up to the U.S.
• Somebody had indeed burned a cross, and it went all the way up to the U.S.
• Somebody had indeed burned a cross, and it went all the way up to the U.S.
• Somebody had indeed burned a cross, and it went all the way up to the U.S.
• Somebody had indeed burned a cross, and it went all the way up to the U.S.

Committee: House Public Safety Finance and Policy

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• Clause three prohibits a postsecondary institution from allowing the parties to cross-examine each other
• </c><00:04:17.000><c> each</c><00:04:17.199><c> other</c> the parties to cross-examine each other the
• parties to cross-examine each other and<00:04:18.040><c> requires</c><00:04:18.600><c> any</c><00:04
• :19.079><c> cross-examination</c><00:04:20.079><c> if</c> and requires any cross-examination if and requires
• </c> advisers it structures cross-examination advisers it structures cross-examination and<00:19:29.960

Committee: Senate Higher Education

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• Section 50 makes a cross-reference change regarding the clause just referenced above.
• Section 50 makes a cross reference so.
• reference change um the same t uh cross reference change um to<00:41:00.480><c> an</c><00:41:00.960>
• </c><00:50:17.680><c> safety</c> are moved into the grade crossing safety are moved into the grade crossing
• </c> federal definition cross federal definition cross reference.<00:53:12.720><c> Section</c><00:53:

Transcript Highlights:

• Turning to page five, item 3 relates to the old Eric rider for interstate cross-check.
• **Senator Nichols**: ...when you get into that interstate cross-check.
• And so just to drill down a little deeper, what do you do to cross-check?
• To drill down a little deeper, what do you do to cross-check?
• But could you just describe the process of cross-checking?

Bills: SB1 , SB 1

Committee: Senate Finance

Transcript Highlights:

• And then we cross-referenced those ideas with those key study concepts that I spoke about a moment ago
• pedestrian infrastructure that includes those things I mentioned earlier, like lighting, like safe crossing
• Do you feel as though there would be more cross-contamination if everybody was in the same kitchen?
• . and it's great because it avoids cross-contamination, but then everything gets kind of weird when you're
• Do you feel as though there would be more cross-contamination if everybody was in the same kitchen?

Committees: Joint Transportation , Joint Joint Transportation Committee

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• My main day-to-day is staff leadership guidance, overall strategy and planning, and a lot of cross-organizational
• </c><00:23:27.000><c> and</c> and a lot of cross-organizational and and a lot of cross-organizational
• So there's a lot of cross-organizational work and information sharing and education and also learning
• 00:30:34.880><c> just</c><00:30:35.160><c> of</c> there's a lot of just of there's a lot of just of cross-organizational
• cross-organizational cross-organizational work<00:30:37.800><c> um</c><00:30:38.280><c> and</c><00:30

Committee: House Ethics

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• They've got together and worked this out with Blue Cross Blue Shield and some other health insurance
• got together and worked this out with got together and worked this out with Blue<00:03:30.280><c> Cross
• ><c> Shield</c><00:03:31.120><c> and</c><00:03:31.239><c> some</c><00:03:31.400><c> other</c> Blue Cross
• Blue Shield and some other Blue Cross Blue Shield and some other health<00:03:31.959><c> insurance</
• Yeah, and that's basically what Blue Cross Blue Shield and other health insurance carriers have done

Committee: Senate Banking & Insurance

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• little boy off, and a car was approaching from the opposite direction, and the little boy was about to cross
• to go get gas or eat, they're going to have to load back up and complete the process, or they can cross
• process<00:28:53.440><c> or</c><00:28:53.640><c> they</c><00:28:53.720><c> can</c><00:28:53.880><c> cross
• <00:28:54.120><c> the</c><00:28:54.279><c> state</c><00:28:54.519><c> line</c> process or they can cross
• the state line process or they can cross the state line in<00:28:54.840><c> the</c><00:28:54.919><c>

Summary: The Senate Transportation Committee met with a quorum, approved the February 19 minutes, and opened with guest recognitions and a brief prayer for a colleague who had a medical episode. The committee then took up Senate Joint Resolution 66, which would create a task force to study Advanced Air Mobility and related policy issues in Kentucky. The sponsor and witnesses described AAM as emerging eVTOL “flying car” technology, argued Kentucky has strong aviation and logistics assets to compete for the industry, and said the task force would include legislative, KYTC, and industry representatives. Senators asked about the technology and potential uses, including rapid transport of medical specialists. The resolution was reported favorably after roll call, with several members expressing support and at least one member noting a desire for more information while still voting yes. The committee next considered Senate Bill 38, as amended by committee substitute, dealing with school bus stop-arm safety cameras. The sponsor cited survey data showing hundreds of illegal school-bus passings in Kentucky and argued the bill would help change driver behavior by allowing, but not requiring, school districts to use camera systems funded through violators rather than district budgets. Testimony emphasized that the measure is voluntary, vendor-neutral, provides an appeals process in district court, limits camera activation to when the stop arm is deployed, and keeps revenues within the school district and court system. Representative David Hale supported the bill, sharing a personal story about a near-miss involving a child crossing after a bus stop. The committee approved the committee substitute and then reported SB 38 favorably with the expression of opinion that it should pass with the committee substitute attached. Finally, the committee heard Senate Bill 63 on street-legal special purpose vehicles. The sponsor and Backroads of Appalachia representatives said the bill would define and regulate these vehicles, while expressly excluding farm and agricultural vehicles from its requirements. They explained the bill would require inspection, registration, and a motorcycle plate for qualifying vehicles, set limits on where and how far they can be driven, and allow local or state restrictions where applicable. Supporters framed the bill as an economic development measure for Eastern Kentucky and the broader state, citing tourism, trail-system spending, and examples from other states. A committee member asked for clarification about farm-to-farm use, and the witness confirmed the bill would not affect agricultural use. The transcript ends during discussion of SB 63, before any final committee action is shown.

Transcript Highlights:

• As a reminder, cross-examination is not allowed of people who testify here or of the other members of
• An example of cross-examination is, if you already know the answer, don't ask it to make your argument
• But don't do cross-examination at all.

Committee: House Judiciary, Rules and Administration

Transcript Highlights:

• </c><00:40:07.599><c> functionally</c> nonprofit to work cross functionally nonprofit to work cross functionally
• It's when you cross the line, which from my organization standpoint, this organization crosses the line
• It's when you cross the line, which from my organization standpoint, this organization crosses the line
• It's when you cross the line, which from my organization standpoint, this organization crosses the line
• </c> standpoint this organiz ization crosses standpoint this organiz ization crosses the<01:35:55.040

Bills: SJR12 , SJR81 , SCR39 , SB22 , SB32 , SB241 , SB393 , SB414 , SB458 , SB464 , SB568 , SB583 , SB609 , SB660 , SB693 , SB731 , SB732 , SB746 , SB783 , SB785 , SB897 , SB993 , SB996 , SB1008 , SB1029 , SB1035 , SB1036 , SB1120 , SB1122 , SB1147 , SB1163 , SB1188 , SB1197 , SB1209 , SB1227 , SB1245 , SB1267 , SB1307 , SB1321 , SB1332 , SB1386 , SB1394 , SB1396 , SB1470 , SB1494 , SB1537 , SB1596 , SB1598 , SB1610 , SB1664 , SB1814 , SB1822 , SB1841 , SB1948 , SB2065 , SB2155 , SB2406 , SB2407 , SJR12 , SJR36 , SJR81 , SJR50 , SJR4 , SCR22 , SCR12 , SCR39 , SB765 , SB62 , SB666 , SB888 , SB687 , SB847 , SB1248 , SB504 , SB305 , SB296 , SB284 , SB241 , SB304 , SB1023 , SB204 , SB609 , SB670 , SB850 , SB854 , SB413 , SB1346 , SB1033 , SB1220 , SB1073 , SB810 , SB1539 , SB447 , SB1119 , SB1505 , SB1215 , SB1302 , SB583 , SB673 , SB681 , SB1172 , SB955 , SB957 , SB1120 , SB541 , SB266 , SB1415 , SB53 , SB1352 , SB785 , SB1450 , SB1502 , SB1566 , SB414 , SB1062 , SB711 , SB746 , SB1404 , SB1448 , SB507 , SB1026 , SB1349 , SB1355 , SB1433 , SB1434 , SB1596 , SB1403 , SB667 , SB1059 , SB1567 , SB310 , SB311 , SB505 , SB1209 , SB1210 , SB1470 , SB264 , SB1029 , SB1358 , SB1364 , SB1569 , SB1376 , SB1228 , SB519 , SB1350 , SB462 , SB827 , SB1585 , SB1396 , SB1484 , SB1273 , SB927 , SB1227 , SB1229 , SB1353 , SB1464 , SB1709 , SB1729 , SB1733 , SB1744 , SB1772 , SB1841 , SB1147 , SB1008 , SB2016 , SB1173 , SB1163 , SB996 , SB568 , SB1370 , SB1321 , SB1101 , SB860 , SB993 , SB693 , SB1610 , SB1537 , SB1332 , SB1307 , SB963 , SB493 , SB984 , SB619 , SB1122 , SB455 , SB522 , SB1057 , SB1239 , SB1254 , SB1255 , SB1259 , SB1341 , SB1664 , SB1877 , SB464 , SB1277 , SB32 , SB732 , SB660 , SB731 , SB921 , SB268 , SB1822 , SB1188 , SB1589 , SB397 , SB1058 , SB1036 , SB1267 , SB2112 , SB1930 , SB532 , SB1035 , SB2155 , SB508 , SB292 , SB291 , SB901 , SB1333 , SB1436 , SB1494 , SB964 , SB779 , SB1378 , SB2312 , SB1719 , SB1386 , SB287 , SB2143 , SB1245 , SB261 , SB1247 , SB1948 , SB2406 , SB2407 , SB1882 , SB1197 , SB1814 , SB618 , SB38 , SB393 , SB2065 , SB1371 , SB1394 , SB1365 , SB2243 , SB2226 , SB2039 , SB1919 , SB1895 , SB1598 , SB1493 , SB1810 , SB1791 , SB1706 , SB1644 , SB1238 , SB783 , SB458 , SB22 , SB651 , SB897 , SB1809 , SB1080 , SB745 , SB826 , SB989 , SB1320 , SB1437 , SB2320 , SB2289 , SB1171 , SB664 , SB1637 , SB2064 , SB868 , SJR40 , SJR27 , SCR38 , SCR37 , SB1079 , SB1243 , SB1504 , SB1851 , SB1879 , SB2237 , SB1257 , SB2034 , SB1522 , SB883 , SB249 , SB1318 , SB1151 , SB596 , SB1191 , SB226 , SB570 , SB870 , SB991 , SB60 , SB365 , SB1067 , SB1786 , SB326 , SB1401 , SB1592 , SB1728 , SB1265 , SB586 , SB529 , SB217 , SB209 , SB1923 , SB1559 , SB1839 , SB387 , SB1874 , SB1872 , SB1873 , SB1921 , SB1883 , SB1677 , SB95 , SB1620 , SB1838 , SB2024 , SB2429 , SB1999 , SB511 , SB2309 , SB2166 , SB871 , SB510 , SB33 , SB2420 , SB1860 , SB1541 , SB1316 , SB1314 , SB1313 , SB1426 , SB1398 , SB1869 , SB1750 , SB1871 , SB36 , SB855 , SB1233 , SB760 , SB2425 , SB2037 , SB1758 , SB1759 , SB2365 , SB1924 , SB762 , SB1271 , SB1818 , SB605 , SB1405 , SB1762 , SB1968 , SB1977 , SB2077 , SB2148 , SB2321 , SB1967 , SB1662 , SB1663 , SB2124 , SB2204

Keywords: parental rights, education, constitutional amendment, school choice, child education, tax exemption, ad valorem, tangible personal property, income production, border security, southern border, federal immigration policy, illegal immigration, cartels, transnational cartels, fentanyl, drug trafficking, human trafficking, Operation Lone Star, Texas border

Summary: The meeting primarily focused on educational reforms, particularly in special education funding. Notably, Senator Bettencourt laid out the transformative impacts of Senate Bill 568, which aims to lift a historical cap on special education funding that affected approximately 775,000 students. The discussions included plans for an intensity-based funding model that could ensure fair distribution of resources depending on individual needs, thereby enhancing educational support for diverse learning requirements. Senators acknowledged past failures in the special education framework, emphasizing the necessity of moving towards a system that is transparent and focused on delivering adequate services.

Transcript Highlights:

• that tap into multiple databases, which SAVE does, and then to have our own systems that set there to cross
• It's very blessed to have a county judge that is 150% all about making sure that the T's are crossed,
• We're double-checking them, and we're running our own reports for cross-check.
• This is timely interoperability, and it can be utilized with cross-databases and thinks about things
• This is timely interoperability and it is can be utilized with cross databases and thinks about things

Committee: House Elections

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• Blue Shield of Relations, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont.
• </c><00:43:05.840><c> Blue</c> Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross Blue Chief Medical Officer, Blue Cross
• That change is a technical one, and it's correcting basically the cross-reference in there.
• </c><00:57:06.640><c> The</c><00:57:06.800><c> second</c> the cross-reference in there.
• The second the cross-reference in there.

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• Representative Cross.
• Representative Cross, you are recognized to close on the amendment. Voice vote.
• Representative Cross, you are recognized for a motion. Mr.
• I just want to thank Representative Cross for her thoughtful amendment.
• Representative Cross, you are recognized to close. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

Summary: The House convened with a prayer, pledge, quorum call, and recognition of Officer Cody Popple of the FSU Police Department for his actions during the April campus shooting. Members also observed a moment of silence for former Lee County Judge John Carlin. The Rules and Ethics Committee report setting the special order calendar was adopted, and the Speaker outlined the final week of session, noting that budget negotiations were still ongoing and that the House would continue taking up Senate bills and returning messages. The chamber then considered a series of mostly technical or sunset-review bills, including SB 100, SB 104, and SB 102 on the Florida Statutes, all of which passed unanimously. Several Open Government Sunset Review bills were also approved, extending or preserving public records and meeting exemptions for the Public Service Commission, the Department of Military Affairs, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, cybersecurity records, emergency shelter information, conviction integrity units, the Florida Gaming Control Commission, and school testing materials; most passed with little opposition, though SB 7006, SB 7026, and SB 7022 drew some dissenting votes. The House also passed SB 7016 on small business loan records, SB 7008 on gaming commission records, SB 7000 on emergency shelter information, and SB 7004 on conviction integrity unit records. Members then moved into farewell remarks and recognitions, including an extended farewell speech by Representative Hart-Lowman reflecting on her service, family, district, and policy priorities such as criminal justice, housing, health care, and labor issues. The House also recognized visiting students from Osceola County and other guests in the galleries. Later, the House took up more substantive measures. SB 7040 recreated the emergency preparedness and response trust fund; after a lengthy debate over an amendment to let the fund expire and a strike-all restoring the House position, the bill passed 82-25. The chamber then passed CS/CS/SB 302 on coastal resiliency, CS/CS/SB 984 on firefighter cancer benefits, and CS/SB 474 on military affairs, all with broad support. The final portion of the transcript shifted to SB 488 on Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, where members debated vehicle registration requirements, license plate frames, and related amendments, including provisions for disabled veterans and dealer allocation rules, before the transcript ended mid-debate.

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• have six or seven miles and dozens of houses that have been cut off by high water, the only way to cross
• water the<00:02:32.200><c> only</c><00:02:32.440><c> way</c><00:02:32.640><c> to</c><00:02:32.800><c> cross
• </c><00:02:33.360><c> river</c><00:02:33.720><c> at</c><00:02:33.840><c> those</c> the only way to cross
• the river at those the only way to cross the river at those times<00:02:34.800><c> is</c><00:02:35.000

Committee: House Economic Development & Workforce Investment

Transcript Highlights:

• Jake was in the para cross-country skiing, Danny Arovich, who was also in the para cross-country skiing
• Danny Arovich, who was also in the para cross-country skiing, Josh Sweeney, who was para cross-country

Committee: Senate State Affairs

Transcript Highlights:

• too much about the 62 cents, but when you get into the dollar-a-pack difference, then folks are crossing
• I think they will still continue to cross the border to buy their cigarettes in Missouri for the savings
• Missouri's competitive advantage that we currently have over our eight border states because that drives cross-border
• Missouri's competitive advantage that we currently have over our eight border states because that drives cross-border

Committee: House Veterans and Armed Forces

Summary: The Special Committee on Veterans heard House Bill 2535 from Representative Don Mayhew, which would provide property tax relief for disabled veterans, Purple Heart recipients, and certain surviving spouses, with the bill’s main distinction being a funding mechanism based on tobacco-related taxes, including a cigarette tax increase and taxes on vape and other tobacco products. Mayhew said the bill is intended to fund the benefit at the state level rather than shifting the burden to counties, and he emphasized that it is a state property tax benefit, not tied to federal veterans benefits. Members discussed whether surviving spouses should keep the benefit if they remarry, whether the language should be narrowed or reduced, and whether dependent children or Gold Star families should be included more broadly. Testimony in support came from veterans and veterans’ advocates who said the bill would help disabled veterans and surviving spouses remain in their homes and would spread the cost statewide instead of leaving counties to absorb it. Some supporters also urged keeping Purple Heart recipients in the bill and expanding protections for surviving spouses and dependent children. One veteran witness said the funding mechanism made the bill more workable for local governments, while another said the benefit should not be reduced if a surviving spouse remarries. Opposition focused mainly on the tax structure. The Missouri Petroleum and Convenience Association opposed the funding mechanism, arguing that cigarettes are already heavily taxed, that Missouri’s border-state competitiveness could be harmed, that federal changes to hemp-derived products could undercut projected revenue, and that voters have rejected prior tobacco tax increases. A small-business witness also objected to the vape and hemp tax burden. The Department of Revenue provided fiscal information, estimating that the bill could raise significant state revenue but also noting that some projected revenue depends on current hemp law and that cigarette-tax increases could reduce cigarette sales and shift purchases to other products. No vote was taken, and the hearing was concluded after testimony.

Transcript Highlights:

• I urge your support of this amendment, and one of the concerns we have is where does the line cross with
• I urge your support of this amendment, and one of the concerns we have is where does the line cross with
• We actually cross-reference the judicial warrant statute and ordered and referenced civil commitment
• We actually cross-reference the judicial warrant statute and ordered and referenced civil commitment

Summary: The Law and Justice Committee met on February 3rd to take executive action on several bills and gubernatorial appointments. The committee first considered Senate Bill 5925, which would expand Attorney General investigative authority through civil investigative demands. Members debated amendments to limit the bill’s reach, including protections for small businesses, exclusions for law enforcement use-of-force matters, and changes to appeal deadlines. Amendment Charlie was adopted, Amendment Delta failed, Amendment Alpha failed, and Amendment Echo was withdrawn. The bill then received a due pass recommendation to the Rules Committee. The committee next worked through Senate Bill 6086 on judicial officer safety and threat assessments. A proposed substitute retained threat-assessment provisions while removing some personal-information and consultant-related sections. Amendment Foxtrot 1, which would have removed security consultant authority, was not adopted, and the proposed substitute was approved and sent to the Rules Committee. Senate Bill 6074, concerning reinstituting parole, was narrowed in a proposed substitute to create a parole reinstitution work group with legislative appointment authority and a 2027 reporting deadline; an amendment adding victim advocate members was adopted, and the bill advanced to the Rules Committee. The committee also considered Senate Bill 6296 on involuntary treatment. The proposed substitute made multiple changes to enforcement, prosecutor representation, peace officer duties, intimate partner definitions, and firearms-related provisions. Amendments to remove firearm-related changes and to clarify officer liability and home-entry authority were debated; Kilo-2 and Kilo-3 were not adopted, and the proposed substitute ultimately passed and was sent to the Ways and Means Committee. The committee then confirmed several gubernatorial appointments, including Kristen Ferrer, Lisa Mannion, Kate Ben Ward, and Rochelle Cleland, and concluded by thanking staff and adjourning at the house-of-origin policy cutoff.

Transcript Highlights:

• Lobbying is when you cross that line in attempting to influence policy, whether it's here at a committee
• Once you cross that line and you communicate with them, you have commenced lobbying on that bill.
• That is the wording in the bill that then you cross the threshold and have to file.
• just having an interest and kind of sitting back in the room following a bill doesn't mean you've crossed

Committee: House House Government, Elections & Indian Affairs