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CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Judiciary Committee Jan 13th, 2026

Judiciary

Transcript Highlights:
  • I was then taken to the detention center and held for three days without charges.
  • So in that lawsuit about the theoretical grow operation that turned out not to be a grow operation...
  • The theoretical grow operation that turned out not to be a grow operation, yes, they can be sued under
  • So in that lawsuit about the theoretical grow operation that turned out not to be a grow operation, the
  • theoretical grow operation that turned out not to be a grow operation, yes, they can be sued under the
Committee: Senate Judiciary
Keywords: 987, senate, all
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • WHEN WAS THE PLAN INTRODUCED TO PUT NATIONAL GUARD IN FOR RELIEF AND HOW LONG WAS THE INITIAL OPERATION
  • WITH THE ADVENT OF THE SMC 3.0 THERE WAS SOME CHANGES AND WE MADE SOME ADJUSTMENTS TO THE REGIONS AS
  • WELL AND WENT FROM 11 REGIONS TO NINE.
  • WE HAVE REDUCED THE REGIONS.
  • LIKE OPERATING BUDGET CAN.
Keywords: 999, senate, all
VT

Vermont 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Session - 2026-05-19 - 1:15PM

Vermont House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • ,</c> exemptions for undercover operations, exemptions for undercover operations, tactical<00:08:47.600
  • </c> Department of Homeland Security. Department of Homeland Security.
  • </c> enforcement conduct their operations. enforcement conduct their operations.
  • state operations in the law regulates state operations in the same<01:06:47.520><c> manner.
  • Section 25, inspection operation.
Keywords: 926, house, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Higher Education - 02/06/25

Higher Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><00:02:44.400><c> at</c><00:02:44.519><c> the</c> really have to be operated at the really have to
  • be operated at the Statewide<00:02:45.080><c> level</c><00:02:45.360><c> because</c><00:02:45.560><c
  • That are embedded within the school operation.
  • </c> 95% of that is included as operations 95% of that is included as operations and<01:31:22.719><c>
  • <01:31:44.320><c> and</c> operations and operations and maintenance<01:31:46.960><c> of</c><01:31:47.119
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/18/2026 - House Ways & Means

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • Do you think we should tax from the distribution centers for a business in Arizona that has a location
  • and a distribution center in Arizona, or do you think it should be wherever the product is delivered
  • The effort by the Regional Transportation Authority to protect local businesses and reduce and limit
  • They are not the Regional Transportation Authority.
  • The Regional Transportation Authority is made up of all the cities, the tribes within the region, Mr.
Committee: House Ways & Means
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Education Jun 21st, 2026 at 11:00 am

Joint Committee on Education

Transcript Highlights:
  • My dad graduated from Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School.
  • The education and training he received there... ...regional vocational technical high school.
  • There was no flexibility with operational costs like heating, transportation, and maintenance.
  • Massachusetts charter schools, particularly in urban centers, generate substantial benefits.
  • In our region, we have two charter schools.
Keywords: 995, all
Summary: The Joint Committee on Education held a lengthy hearing on a large slate of bills focused primarily on charter school policy and vocational technical education. Committee members opened with ground rules for testimony, including a two-minute limit, written testimony acceptance, and a live-streamed format. The committee then heard testimony on bills to expand collective bargaining rights in Horace Mann and Innovation Schools, reform charter school funding and reimbursement, allow enrollment preferences for high-need students in charter lotteries, and require BESE to consider district impacts when approving new or expanded charters. Several witnesses, including union leaders, parents, educators, and legislators, argued that charter growth has strained district budgets and that funding formulas should be reworked to better protect public schools; charter advocates and alumni countered that charter schools serve high-need students well and should not be penalized for their success. A major portion of the hearing focused on vocational technical education bills, including proposals to expand access and capacity, create a large grant program, and increase MSBA reimbursement rates for vocational school construction. Supporters described long waitlists, strong labor-market demand, and the higher cost of building and maintaining vocational schools, while municipal officials emphasized the tax burden on local communities. The committee also heard testimony on charter school reimbursement bills that would extend the state’s reimbursement schedule, with witnesses from districts such as Boston, Worcester, Fall River, and New Bedford describing large net losses to charter tuition and arguing for longer reimbursement periods and structural reform. The committee took no final votes during the hearing. In one instance, the chair said a bill would be held open until a missing senator could testify. Members asked several detailed questions about charter admissions lotteries, special education placements, funding formulas, and the practical effects of proposed charter caps and reimbursement changes. The hearing remained informational, with witnesses and committee members presenting sharply different views on whether the bills would improve equity and opportunity or harm existing public school systems.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • strong connections to frontline CHWs, including CHW's voices, lived experience, and insights are centered
  • </c><00:15:53.360><c> meetings,</c> bannual conferences, regional meetings, bannual conferences, regional
  • in policy decisions that centered in policy decisions that directly<00:16:07.920><c> impact</c><00:16
  • </c> health workers themselves are the center health workers themselves are the center of<00:32:25.519
  • of the state and some provider operator of the state and some technical<00:41:51.040><c> amendments<
Committee: House Health
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The Committee on Health met on April 11, 2025, and heard testimony on a series of Senate concurrent and Senate resolution measures focused on health system oversight, workforce standards, and access to care. Topics included an auditor study on mandated insurance coverage for intravenous ketamine therapy for depression (SCR 8 SD1), a working group on prior authorization reform (STR 10 SD2), a task force on minimum professional standards for community health worker training (STR 16 SD1), a pharmacy benefit manager reform working group (SCR 69 SD1), a pharmacy reimbursement working group (STR 70 SD1), an aeromedical services working group (STR 86 SD1), a catchment-water feasibility study for business use (STR 118 SD1), an auditor study on mandatory coverage for continuous glucose monitors (STR 120 SD1), and a resolution encouraging reduced use of disposable surgical equipment and more sustainable health care practices (STR 194 SD1). Testimony was generally supportive across the measures, with several agencies and organizations noting the need to address complex health policy issues and improve access, transparency, and sustainability. For STR 16 SD1, community health worker advocates strongly supported the resolution but asked for amendments to include the Hawaii Community Health Worker Association on the task force and to require that at least half of the task force members be community health workers. For the PBM-related measures, SHPDA said it was willing to convene the work group and described the issue as complex, while the Pharmaceutical Care Management Association asked that PBMs be included in the working group. For STR 10 SD2, SHPDA supported the effort to reduce prior authorization burdens and said the process is a "black box" that needs reform; the chair later noted the administration’s commitment to the issue. For STR 86 SD1, the Department of Health supported the aeromed working group, and the chair proposed a House Draft 1 with technical changes and added representation from independent provider operators. In decision making, the committee adopted the chair’s recommendations on all measures considered. SCR 8 SD1 was passed as is. STR 10 SD2 was deferred. STR 16 SD1, STR 70 SD1, STR 118 SD1, STR 120 SD1, and STR 194 SD1 were passed as is. SCR 69 SD1 was passed with amendments, and STR 86 SD1 was passed with amendments. The meeting concluded with adjournment after all votes were taken.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

Senate Energy and Natural Resources (04/08/2025)

Energy and Natural Resources

Transcript Highlights:
  • Unlike other regions regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or FERC, ERCOT operates independently
  • 00:50:46.000><c> Federal</c><00:50:46.400><c> Energy</c> regions regulated by the Federal Energy regions
  • This allows operates independently.
  • </c><00:53:55.280><c> our</c> protect our rateayers and secure our protect our rateayers and secure our
  • </c> integrated with the rest of the region integrated with the rest of the region around<01:03:27.520
Keywords: 1191, senate, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

Committee on Environment, Climate and Legacy - 02/27/25

Environment, Climate, and Legacy

Transcript Highlights:
  • And then our final fee increase proposal centers around our operation of state parks and recreation areas
  • </c> covers our anticipated um operating covers our anticipated um operating increases<00:17:03.000><
  • </c> proposal centers around um our operation proposal centers around um our operation of<00:20:51.760
  • </c> their Wastewater and other operations their Wastewater and other operations that<01:46:37.400><c
  • </c> all it is is a very small oper all it is is a very small oper adjustment<01:46:54.080><c> uh</c>
Keywords: 1187, senate, all
NM

New Mexico 2026 Regular Session

Senate Chamber Feb 9th, 2026 at 11:18 am

New Mexico Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Today is New Mexico State University Day, New Mexico Association of Regional Councils of Government Day
  • One of the reasons for that is because we know that cooperative extension services, which operate under
  • He and his family have a sizable cattle operation, and they do a lot for our industry.
  • Taylor Riggins, she's born and raised in Santa Rosa on her family's cow-calf operation, has a Bachelor
  • Hovita has also provided invaluable service as vice chair of the El Grito Early Learning Center, Head
Keywords: 996, all
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Taxes Committee 2/20/25

Taxes

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> institutions there's sometimes security institutions there's sometimes security threats<00:35:44.119
  • </c> things like elections operating things like elections operating different<01:19:55.199><c> uh</c
  • It was the mayor of Brooklyn Park or the mayor of Brooklyn Center.
  • It was the mayor of Brooklyn Park or the mayor of Brooklyn Center.
  • It was the mayor of Brooklyn Park or the mayor of Brooklyn Center.
Committee: House Taxes
Keywords: 1183, house
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Intergovernmental Affairs Mar 18th, 2025

Intergovernmental Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • Operating for 20 years? Correct. Got it.
  • HFCs that are operating in the Austin area.
  • Documents and operational documents restrict where HFCs can operate.
  • Half of them improved and maintained their housing security.
  • Social Security payments have worked for many, many years.
Bills: HB21 , HB211 , HB223 , HB323 , HB524 , HB530 , HB636 , HB762 , HB21 , HB211 , HB223
TX

Texas 89th Regular

Senate Session Jun 1st, 2025

Texas Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • hard work is invaluable. diligence and behind-the-scenes efforts have been indispensable to the operation
  • Being uninterested in being the center of attention, she excels in her Senate chamber and beyond because
  • If Paul Bettencourt says he's a surgeon and wants to operate on you, can the medical board say stop it
  • It didn't change the world we're operating in.
  • We had before; it's just connected to the election date, which allows the counties to have a more secure
Bills: SB27 , SB8 , SB15 , SB30 , SB268 , SB568 , SB650 , SB1405 , SB1540 , SB1610 , SB1637 , SB1660 , SB2024 , SB2217 , SB2308 , SB2753 , SB2878 , SB2900 , SB2972 , SB3059 , HB4 , HB40 , HB46 , HB119 , HB145 , HB493 , HB705 , HB1545 , HB2017 , HB2516 , HB2885 , HB2963 , HB2974 , HB3642 , HB3909 , HB5138 , HB5246 , SJR36 , SJR50 , SJR63 , SCR12 , SCR39 , SB2023 , SB62 , SB666 , SB847 , SB284 , SB854 , SB810 , SB1505 , SB583 , SB507 , SB1434 , SB1772 , SB2016 , SB1122 , SB731 , SB397 , SB508 , SB1436 , SB287 , SB1882 , SB393 , SB1791 , SB209 , SB2429 , SB1085 , SB1975 , SB2717 , SB1262 , SB636 , SB2056 , SB884 , SB1200 , SB1845 , SB2458 , SB801 , SB3014 , SB3013 , SB758 , SB2797 , SB2076 , SB2876 , SB1640 , SB1449 , SB1181 , SB1234 , SB2926 , SB2841 , SB1528 , SB1854 , SB317 , SB1250 , SB2082 , SB1237 , SB2819 , SB629 , SB2608 , SB1602 , SB2009 , SB867 , SB640 , SB1698 , SB2680 , SB913 , SB1071 , SB1086 , SB1087 , SB1483 , SB1444 , SB1553 , SB1556 , SB1703 , SB2133 , SB2297 , SB2298 , SB2622 , SB2955 , SB2334 , SB1367 , SB2044 , SB2363 , SB2565 , SB1888 , SB3036 , SB3057 , SB3043 , SB3063 , SB3035 , SB203 , SB2688 , SB2522 , SB2459 , SB2655 , SB2251 , SB1884 , SB2928 , SB2566 , SB2549 , SB2553 , SB2919 , SB1944 , SB1232 , SB1798 , SB2603 , SB2607 , SB2683 , SB1319 , SB3045 , SB3071 , HB796 , HB1523 , HB5294 , HB748 , HB3395 , HB180 , HB3171 , HB146 , HB5596 , HB5694 , HB1135 , HB3225 , HB186 , HB1449 , HB3793 , HB112 , HB104 , HB3336 , HB3520 , HB3320 , HB5663 , HB2399 , HB111 , HB3483 , HB4580 , HB3748 , HB632 , HB4730 , HB5690 , HB5689 , HB3385 , HB4359 , HB5381 , HB123 , HB5606 , HB1057 , HB3664 , HCR141 , HCR40 , HCR59
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

Senate in Session Feb 26th, 2026

Florida Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • in Miami-Dade to a coffee cart because 911 operators were left out.
  • in Miami Day to a coffee cart because 911 operators were left out.
  • Monitoring requirements for regional stormwater management systems.
  • A significant portion of it is from AI data centers and other super users.
  • But we've had data centers here in the United States since the 1940s.
Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, several introductions, and an announcement that there would be no weekend conference. The chamber then took up a long special-order calendar of bills, generally moving each measure through third reading and final passage, often by substituting House companion bills. Early measures included trust law modernization (SB 786/HB 895), military affairs changes and Guard retirement corrections (SB 474), rounding rules for cash transactions as pennies phase out (SB 1074), podiatric medicine regulation and informed-consent requirements (SB 1092), veterans court expansion (SB 50/HB 199), RV park special assessment clarification (SB 118), concurrent jurisdiction for juvenile offenses on military installations (SB 502/HB 351), alcoholic beverage loss deductions (SB 678/HB 1137), and bail bond/pretrial release revisions (SB 600). Most passed unanimously or near-unanimously; SB 600 passed 36-1 after questions about charitable bail bonds and an amendment aligning with the House version and prosecutors’ concerns. The Senate also considered bills on portable electronics and eyewear insurance (SB 772), the linking industry to nursing education fund and health science workforce programs (SB 1246), recovery residences and behavioral health licensing (SB 1030, with a technical amendment on background checks and probationary licenses), felony battery enhancements for repeat offenders and offenses against law enforcement (SB 436), and child welfare changes including foster-home visitor screening, a permanent statewide Step Into Success program, and a best-practices repository (SB 1718). These measures were explained by sponsors as efforts to streamline regulation, improve workforce and health-care training, strengthen public safety, and reduce administrative burdens while preserving safeguards. Votes on these bills were overwhelmingly favorable, with final tallies typically 36-0 or 37-0. A major portion of the meeting was devoted to a farewell tribute to Senator Lori Berman. Members from both parties praised her leadership, collegiality, policy work, and advocacy on issues including voting rights, women’s rights, Israel and antisemitism, school safety, breast cancer, and family law. Berman delivered a lengthy farewell reflecting on her 16 years in the Legislature, her caucus leadership, and the importance of dignity, respect, and public service. The Senate adopted a motion to spread her remarks upon the journal and then recessed before returning to continue the calendar.
MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Higher Education Finance and Policy Committee 3/10/26

Higher Education Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • For the safety, security, and comfort of all attendees, please note the following guidelines.
  • Troopers and House security personnel are present to ensure everyone's security and safety.
  • Troopers and House security personnel are present to ensure everyone's security and safety.
  • They do not have Social Security numbers yet, and they do not have visas.
  • And so, my questions are going to kind of center around that.
Bills: HF1323 , HF3500
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-01-15 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • This is not an individual who would be eligible to receive a Social Security number.
  • In fact, for me, they're front and center because, as I said, my daughter is always front and center.
  • And this is just Recognizes that safety and security are all about layers.
  • We had a security guard on our campus.
  • We had a security guard on our campus.
Summary: The House convened with prayer, the Pledge of Allegiance, and a quorum present, then adopted the special order report for the day. The chamber took up House Bill 167 on former phosphate mining lands. Sponsor Rep. McClure said the bill removes strict liability for previously mined phosphate lands if a Department of Health study is completed at the owner’s request and the former mining status is recorded publicly. Opponents, led by Rep. Cross and others, argued the bill relies too heavily on buyer-beware principles and does not adequately notify future buyers or renters. The bill passed 87-24 after debate. Members then considered House Bill 145 on suits against the government. Rep. McFarland said it updates Florida’s sovereign immunity caps, raising them to $500,000 per person and $1 million per incident, with a later automatic increase, while preserving the liability shield and improving access to compensation for people harmed by government negligence. The bill also aligns the statute of limitations with private claims and allows entities to settle above the cap. After brief debate, the House passed the bill 104-7. The House next debated CS/HB 289 on wrongful death for an unborn child, which would expand Florida’s Wrongful Death Act to allow claims involving unborn children and their parents. The bill prompted extensive questioning and debate about damages, definitions, medical care, surrogacy, and whether the measure could affect abortion access or expose doctors, friends, family members, and surrogates to lawsuits. Multiple amendments sought to carve out protections for mothers, health care providers, abortion care, perinatal professionals, surrogates, and victims of rape, incest, or human trafficking, but each was defeated. The final vote on the bill itself was 33-78, so the motion failed and the bill did not advance.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Local Government Jan 30th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • The operating costs are going up. Fares keep going up.
  • This is a county-owned and operated ferry, so separate from that.
  • A lot of these center pivots used to have just a center pivot.
  • It operates 365 days a year, making nearly 12,000 trips.
  • operating and capital expenses, and this model is not sustainable.
Summary: The House Local Government Committee heard public testimony on HB 2588, which would let county ferry districts exercise broader authority over ferries rather than being limited to passenger-only ferries. The sponsor and county officials from Whatcom, Pierce, and Skagit described rising operating and capital costs for county-run vehicle ferries and said the bill would give local governments a needed funding tool. Opponents argued it would create another tax burden and that county councils do not directly represent voters on such decisions. The hearing on HB 2588 was later reopened for additional testimony, but no vote was taken in the hearing portion. The committee also heard HB 2094, which would require non-charter counties to appoint coroners rather than elect them, unless they use appointed medical examiners. The sponsor said the bill was intended to address accountability and staffing problems, citing Yakima County as an example and arguing that coroner positions are technical and should be filled through hiring rather than partisan elections. Supporters said appointment would reduce ballot complexity and allow for professional management, while opponents, including elected coroners and the Washington Association of Coroners and Medical Examiners, argued that elected coroners provide independence, public accountability, and the ability to order inquests without political pressure. The public hearing on HB 2094 was closed without committee action during the hearing. In executive session, the committee advanced several bills. HB 2451 on local tax increment financing passed with three adopted amendments and a 7-0 vote. HB 2298 on county title protection programs also passed with one adopted amendment and a 7-0 vote. HB 2566 on local government procurement passed 7-0 without amendment. HB 2267 on urban forest management ordinances passed 4-3 after a substitute was adopted, with some members expressing concern about state guidance becoming too regulatory. HB 2530 on public facilities districts for regional aquatics and sports facilities passed 7-0 after removing the deadline for forming such districts, and HB 2388 on siting distributed energy generation on agricultural lands passed 7-0 after an amendment narrowing the bill’s scope. The committee then returned to public testimony on HB 2094 and HB 2588 before adjourning.
MA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Again, more information in terms of our regional...
  • whether it's a local court or community justice center.
  • the center.
  • And then we're using the same reentry centers, or people who are referring people to reentry centers,
  • So we do have, you know, when you're talking about reentry centers, that's one; employment centers, that's
Keywords: 1212, all
Summary: The Special Commission on Criminal Justice Reform 3.0 heard a presentation from the Massachusetts Parole Board focused on how parole works with the Department of Correction, county houses of correction, sheriffs, probation, and community providers to support reentry and public safety. Chair Angela Gomez described the board’s mission, organizational structure, and 2024 activity, including institutional release hearings, life-sentence hearings, victim-notification events, pardons, commutations, and the supervision of nearly 3,000 committed parolees. She emphasized that the board is increasingly using evidence-based practices, risk assessment tools, and individualized conditions, including more structured GPS use and graduated sanctions, rather than relying on a purely punitive model. Commission members and sheriffs asked for more detailed breakdowns of parole and supervision data, including the difference between releases from Massachusetts custody and all releases under supervision, the average length of supervision, the share of lifers, revocations, and how many people are on dual supervision with probation. The board said it would provide follow-up data on length of stay, housing, employment, treatment participation, and outcomes. Members also discussed why some people refuse parole, noting that refusals can be driven by pending cases, a desire to avoid supervision, or a preference for a shorter custodial sentence over a longer supervised release or treatment placement. A substantial portion of the discussion focused on collaboration and shared resources across agencies, including MASH housing, community justice support centers, CRJ beds, sheriff-run programs such as HOPE and Rocky Hill, and UMass partnerships on risk assessment and community pathways. Speakers said the main gaps are not duplication but limited housing, treatment, and mental health capacity, especially for older people, people with substance use needs, and difficult-to-place populations such as sex offenders and arson offenders. The commission also received an update on the Matus decision: 210 individuals were identified as affected, 144 were immediately parole-eligible, 100 hearings had been completed, 10 were scheduled, and the rest were being processed as eligibility dates were confirmed. The meeting ended with plans for a March 9 public hearing and a request that members who have not toured facilities do so before future votes on correctional policy.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • So any delays efficient operation.
  • </c> regulatory oversightes with operational regulatory oversightes with operational realities<00:45:
  • </c><01:12:33.679><c> by</c> even though the system is operated by even though the system is operated
  • </c><01:51:40.727><c> [snorts]</c> Michael region. [snorts] Michael region.
  • We do have operators telling us that, you know, they want to operate in that space.
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee heard testimony on HB 1588, which would establish a Department of Transportation noise detection program using cameras to enforce noise control laws. DOT supported the measure and said it is already piloting the technology at eight locations, with about 10 sites costing roughly $2 million to $2.5 million to install and operate. The Department of Health said it was willing to work with DOT but noted its current regulations are not designed for vehicular noise sources and that the bill may need clearer standards to be enforceable. Members raised concerns about the lack of a specific decibel threshold and whether the system could accurately identify the source of noise; DOT said the pilot can pinpoint vehicles and that the program would align with existing health standards, but no final number was identified during the hearing. The committee then heard HB 1696, which lowers the minimum age for a commercial driver’s license from 19 to 18 and removes a restriction tied to vehicle category, while requiring DOT rule changes. DOT, the City and County of Honolulu, the Hawaii Transportation Association, Teamsters Local 996, and other stakeholders testified in support. The Hawaii Transportation Association suggested adding a training requirement for drivers ages 18 to 20, proposing at least 320 hours of employer training and recordkeeping. Members sought clarification that the bill would apply to intrastate, not interstate, licensing. For HB 233, the committee considered a measure authorizing DOT to designate airport special district zones statewide to prevent unauthorized access and improve security. DOT and the City and County of Honolulu supported the bill, explaining that defined boundaries would help law enforcement address trespassing, disruptions, fires, theft, harassment, and other incidents around airports and terminals; DOT said commercial airports are ready to implement the proposal, while some general aviation sites would need further work. Members asked about the scope of the boundaries, existing enforcement, and whether the measure would cover state-owned or non-state parcels near airports. The committee also heard HB 2332, which renames the Harbors Division as the Commercial Ports Division and distinguishes “harbor” from “port” in statute. DOT, the Maritime Group, and harbor users supported the bill, saying the change would reduce confusion between commercial cargo/cruise facilities and recreational small boat harbors, and could help with clarity and possibly federal grant competitiveness. Members asked about impacts on small boat harbors and cruise activity, and DOT explained that the bill is aimed at purpose-built commercial ports, not recreational facilities. The committee also took testimony on HB 2283, which clarifies DOT’s consultative role with the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs in setting port pilotage standards and requirements. DOT, DCCA, Matson, the Hawaii Pilots Association, and others supported the measure, saying it would improve coordination and ensure pilot licensing standards reflect operational realities in the harbors. Finally, after a recess, the committee heard HB 2217, which would allow driver’s permits, licenses, and ID cards to include a notation for a non-apparent disability. The Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities opposed the bill as drafted, saying voluntary alternatives such as Smart 911 may be better and that the category is too broad. The Attorney General’s office supported the intent but recommended limiting the notation to medically recognized, specifically defined conditions so agencies can train personnel and avoid confusion or escalation.
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

FL House Floor Session - 2026-03-13 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • But our work in the area of state security never in. So we have more work to do every year.
  • Sergeant, please secure the chamber.
  • Sargent, please secure the chamber.
  • We have predict how each area is going to operate.
  • Sergeant, please secure the chamber. I have all members recorded their presence. Please.
Keywords: 998, house, all