Transcript Highlights:

• these individuals would then have the opportunity to purchase surplus state vehicles at a reduced rate
• certain portions of the law, but when operated on a public roadway, it must still comply with the core towing
• It leads to better accountability for the highway program, hoping for a 90% completion rate every year
• high-interest bonds, governments and parish entities and qualified partners can borrow from the bank at low rates
• is an act to amend Title 40 relative to rural health clinics, to provide for Medicaid reimbursement rates

Keywords: 974, senate, all

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• receive health care services from local providers, health care providers, capping the reimbursement rate
• at 110% of the Medicare reimbursement rate.
• would have had a loss in the operating margin, then they can also receive a maximum reimbursement rate
• of 125% of the Medicare reimbursement rate.
• is why would we want utilities investing in this system if it can be dug up out of the ground and towed

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• You don't have folks who are basically towing the line.
• When someone has a debt that's sent to collections, that damages their credit rating, correct? Mr.
• If, when I look at the website and look at their success rate for collections, it's really not much different

Committee: Senate Transportation

Summary: The committee began with routine business, approving the March 12 and March 17, 2026 minutes. It then heard House Bill 927, which would restore consequences for unpaid moving violations by requiring the DMV to notify drivers with delinquent traffic fines and giving them 60 days to pay, while preserving limited driving privileges for work and medical emergencies and excluding parking, cycling, and jaywalking violations. The sponsor and supporters, including the Idaho Fraternal Order of Police and AAA, argued the bill would improve public safety and accountability and help address more than $23 million in unpaid traffic debt; opponents said collection agencies and existing tools were preferable and raised concerns about license-related penalties. After debate, a substitute motion to hold the bill in committee passed, so HB 927 was not advanced. The committee next considered House Bill 508, a follow-up to prior bicycle/pedestrian facility legislation. The bill would clarify that federal grants or funds may be used for highway projects involving bike or pedestrian improvements and would limit a violation provision to elected officials rather than consultants. After questions about how the underlying law works, the committee rejected a motion to hold the bill and instead voted to send HB 508 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Senate Bill 1424 followed, a measure to close Idaho’s direct-to-consumer vehicle sales model to new manufacturers while grandfathering existing manufacturer-owned dealerships. Supporters framed it as a response to Chinese economic and national security threats and argued it would protect Idaho’s franchise dealer system; opponents, including Scout Motors and the Electrification Coalition, said it would harm American startups and consumer choice. Despite concerns about federal preemption and impacts on future direct-sales companies, the committee voted to send SB 1424 to the floor with a due pass recommendation. Finally, the committee took up House Bills 666 and 717, both aimed at requiring new Idaho residents to register vehicles and obtain Idaho licenses within a set time. HB 666 would have imposed a 30-day deadline, but members raised enforcement and fairness concerns and moved it to the 14th order for possible amendment. HB 717, an amended version, was also sent to the 14th order for possible amendment, but the roll call failed, leaving the bill held in committee. The meeting ended with thanks to members and adjournment.

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• title of your bill it says requesting the water quality control commission to hear the petition from Tows
• Could you please repeat the question regarding the water rates? So, I'm good with that answer.
• Placitas using the PZP fertility control, which has resulted in a dramatic 88% reduction in reproduction rate

Bills: HM45 , HB276 , HB300

Committee: House House Agriculture, Acequias And Water Resources

Keywords: Taos County, Questa, produced water, treated produced water, water reuse, water quality control commission, freshwater conservation, rural communities, acequias, Indian nations, tribes, pueblos, water rights, industrial water use, data centers, artificial intelligence, AI, quantum computing, economic development, renewable energy

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• A neighbor called the police, and the police came and told us we would have our cars towed, and there
• A neighbor called the police, and the police came and told us we would have our cars towed, and it was
• </c><02:19:58.080><c> have</c><02:19:58.240><c> our</c><02:19:58.399><c> cars</c><02:19:58.720><c> towed
• </c><02:19:59.600><c> and</c><02:20:00.080><c> um</c> we would have our cars towed and um we would have
• our cars towed and um there<02:20:00.640><c> it</c><02:20:00.880><c> was</c><02:20:01.040><c> swarming

Committee: Senate Commerce

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Florida currently has a SNAP payment error rate of over 15 percent.
• Florida currently has a SNAP payment error rate of over 15 percent.
• I think Senator, significantly reducing the state's high uninsured rate.
• And instead, we now have an uninsured rate for adults 19 to 64 at 15. an uninsured rate for adults at
• I understand our error rates, and I am for improving a system.

Keywords: 999, senate, all

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• The recidivism rate will go up.
• The recidivism rate will go up.
• The recidivism rate will go up.
• </c> adverse effects on the recidivism rate adverse effects on the recidivism rate because<00:47:28.880
• I know those 29% recidivism rate.

Committee: Senate Finance

Keywords: 1191, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Florida currently has a SNAP payment error rate of over 15 percent.
• Florida currently has a SNAP payment error rate of over 15 percent.
• I think Senator, Significantly reducing the state's high uninsured rate.
• And instead, we now have an uninsured rate for adults 19 to 64 at 15. an uninsured rate for adults at
• I understand our error rates.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opening prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and doctor-of-the-day introduction, then moved through a long special-order calendar. Early proceedings included a resolution honoring former Governor and U.S. Senator Bob Graham and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber also heard several member introductions and recognitions before taking up bills. The most substantial debate centered on CS/CS/SB 1758 on public assistance and Medicaid/SNAP reforms. The bill would strengthen fraud enforcement, impose a Medicaid work requirement for able-bodied adults, expand behavioral health services through a waiver, modernize Medicaid pharmacy purchasing, and require a SNAP fraud-reduction plan and photo ID on EBT cards. Senators Berman, Smith, Bracy Davis, Osgood, and others argued for Medicaid expansion and added protections for vulnerable SNAP recipients, while Gates defended the bill as a compliance and cost-saving measure. Multiple amendments were offered, including Berman’s Medicaid-expansion condition and Osgood’s SNAP photo-ID safeguards; both were defeated. The bill was placed on the calendar for third reading after extended questioning. The Senate then passed a series of bills, often substituting House companions before final vote. These included tax conformity legislation (7031/7048), technology and computer science education (1503/1694), Parkinson’s disease registry and related public-records measures (1443/1684), designation of the SS American Victory as the official state flagship (249/1656), electronic payments for local governments (967/1612), legal tender and related public-records exemptions for gold, silver, stablecoins, and virtual currency kiosks (1311/1588/1087/7044/1568), local government finance and spending transparency (1329/1566), digital voyeurism (1536), insurance customer representative licensing (1343/1504), and medical freedom legislation (1756) with amendments on anti-kickback rules and vaccine information materials. Most bills passed on largely party-line or near-unanimous votes, with several amendments adopted and some withdrawn; the medical freedom bill was still under consideration at the end of the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• Florida currently has a SNAP payment error rate of over 15 percent.
• Florida currently has a SNAP payment error rate of over 15 percent.
• And instead, we now have an uninsured rate for adults 19 to 64 at 15%. ...an uninsured rate for adults
• I understand our error rates. And I am for improving a system.
• I understand our error rates. And I am for improving a system.

Summary: The Senate convened with a quorum, opened with prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognized several introductions and memorials, including a resolution designating August 9, 2026, as Bob Graham Day and a moment of silence for firefighter Roger Timmy Miley. The chamber then moved through a long special-order calendar, with several bills substituted with House companions and adopted by voice vote or recorded vote. Early measures included a tax conformity bill tied to federal Internal Revenue Code changes, which passed 34-0, and a Medicaid/public assistance bill that drew extensive debate over work requirements, fraud reduction, behavioral health services, and SNAP/EBT reforms. Amendments offered by Senators Berman and Osgood to condition or soften the work and photo-ID provisions were rejected, and the underlying bill was placed on the third-reading calendar after lengthy questioning about implementation, exemptions, and eligibility effects. The Senate also passed bills on computer science education and AI instruction, a Parkinson’s disease registry public-records exemption and registry update, designation of the SS American Victory as Florida’s official state flagship, electronic payments for local governments, repeal of the legal-tender sunset for gold and silver, public-records protections for gold/silver custodians and stablecoin-related entities, a Florida stablecoin pilot program, and local government budget transparency/spending measures. Most of these measures were adopted after minor amendments or technical substitutions, with votes generally ranging from 31-3 to 34-0. The chamber also recognized the Florida Channel’s 30 years of legislative coverage. Later, the Senate approved a digital voyeurism bill expanding the reasonable-expectation-of-privacy definition to include private fenced yards, and an insurance customer representative licensing bill allowing high school students to complete insurance/personal finance coursework and later qualify for licensure. The final major item was a medical freedom bill that would expand parental vaccine information requirements, add a conscience-based exemption to immunization mandates, allow behind-the-counter ivermectin for adults, and repeal the sunset on the mRNA mandate prohibition; two amendments clarifying anti-kickback rules and requiring vaccine information to include risks, benefits, safety, and efficacy were adopted, while questions from Senators Smith and Massullo focused on public-health impacts and the content of the required materials. The transcript ends during discussion of that bill, with no final vote shown in the excerpt.

Transcript Highlights:

• Florida currently has a SNAP payment error rate of over 15 percent.
• Under the One Big Beautiful Bill, Florida is required to reduce our error rate from 15% to 6%.
• Florida currently has a SNAP payment error rate of over 15 percent.
• At the current rate of $9,000 per Floridian who's on Medicaid, the additional cost...
• I understand our error rates.

Keywords: 998, house, all

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• Also, when we move to the side, we're not passing cars at a rapid rate of speed.
• WSDOT may then take these ratings into account when awarding a contract.
• Contractors respond rationally to risk, faced with public ratings untethered from fault.
• We have a lot of concerns with the contracting rating system that's proposed here.
• WSDOT already has an internal rating system and a pre-qualified contractor system.

Summary: The committee began with a work session on the Washington State Transportation Commission’s route jurisdiction transfer study. Commissioners and staff said the current state highway system is generally well connected and that wholesale realignment is not needed, but they recommended clarifying statutory criteria, improving the transfer process, increasing interagency coordination, and making data analysis more transparent. Members asked about why transfers occur, who pays for maintenance after a transfer, how often transfers happen, and how the Legislature’s role should be understood. Staff said there have been only 16 RJT transfers since 1991, with a net transfer of about 10 miles of state highway to cities, while DOT abandonments happen more often but are not tracked as consistently. The committee then held a public hearing on House Bill 2172, which would fold longer abandonments and bridge-related abandonments into the RJT process, require pre-request conferences, expand legislative review of costs and risks, and update highway criteria. Tacoma officials, the Transportation Commission, counties, cities, and the Transportation Improvement Board testified in support, citing transparency, local input, and the need to address large bridge and corridor transfers; the bill sponsor said a substitute would allow agreed transfers to proceed without final legislative approval, but send disputed cases to the Legislature. The bill was also described as having an indeterminate fiscal impact, with WSDOT estimating possible added maintenance costs if transfers are delayed. The committee next heard House Bill 1367, which would allow motorcycles to use the right shoulder of limited-access highways under specific congestion conditions. The bill and a proposed substitute would limit shoulder use to wide shoulders, require hazard lights, cap speed at 10 mph over adjacent traffic, and bar passing other vehicles on the shoulder; the fiscal note projected costs for driver education and possible maintenance and signage impacts. The sponsor argued the bill would reduce rider fatigue, heat stress, and rear-end risk in stop-and-go traffic, while opponents from law enforcement and WSDOT said shoulders are intended for emergencies, debris and visibility create safety risks, and the proposal could increase maintenance and enforcement burdens. Several motorcyclists and advocates supported the bill as a safer alternative to lane splitting, while a student and some agencies said it would give riders a more predictable option; the committee then closed the hearing. The committee also heard House Bill 2174, which would create “crash prevention zones” in areas with repeated serious collisions or fatalities. The bill would allow cities, counties, towns, or WSDOT to designate zones after a public hearing, require engineering and traffic studies, increase enforcement, and impose a $73 penalty for certain infractions within signed zones, with revenue dedicated to safety work in the zone. The sponsor pointed to dangerous stretches of Highway 395 and Highway 12 in eastern Washington and said the bill is intended as a temporary safety tool until long-term fixes are completed. Counties and cities supported the concept and asked for liability protections and language from a Senate companion bill; the committee then moved to House Bill 2718, a transportation permitting and project-delivery bill. Staff said HB 2718 would impose timelines and deemed-approval rules for certain state and federal permits, require early outreach to affected governments and tribes, create a public contractor-rating website, and direct WSDOT to report on permit-streamlining options by December 1, 2027. The sponsor said the bill is meant to reduce delays and costs in transportation projects by improving accountability, coordination, and permitting efficiency.

Transcript Highlights:

• Like Senate Bill 6352, it delays the implementation of the indigent tow truck impound program.”
• in more than a decade, with elevated insurance costs, high equipment prices, and depressed freight rates

Bills: HB2495

Committee: Senate Transportation

Keywords: vehicles, streetcar operation, public safety, urban regulation, transportation, 904, all

Transcript Highlights:

• It directs fishing effort to areas with higher catch rates and larger scallops.
• Today, thanks to decades of stewardship and rising catch rates, vessels often fish under 50 days per
• Actually, I probably should do it now... ...because the rate, you know, the cooling system, the radiators
• NIMS, what I call an idiot-proof net being towed on the bottom, as I don't want to call them, but you

Committee: Senate Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs

Keywords: 995, all

Summary: The joint hearing focused on the Atlantic sea scallop fishery, with particular attention to Massachusetts ports, federal scallop management, the proposed reopening of the Northern Edge on Georges Bank, and permit stacking/consolidation. The chair opened by noting the hearing would take written and oral testimony, that time was limited, and that the discussion was intended to inform legislative engagement with federal regulators rather than decide the issue directly. Dan McCarron of the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries and Dr. Kate O’Keefe of the New England Fishery Management Council outlined the federal management structure under the Magnuson-Stevens Act, the role of annual catch limits and rotational closures, and the economic importance of scallops to New Bedford, Gloucester, and other Massachusetts ports. O’Keefe said the council’s current scallop framework is based on annual management, research surveys, and public input, and that recent environmental changes and uncertainty are affecting catch advice and biomass. Dr. O’Keefe and later Dr. Kevin Stokesbury of UMass Dartmouth described the fishery’s recent condition: abundance has increased in some areas, but biomass has fallen because many scallops are still too small to harvest, and changing ocean conditions and natural mortality are affecting the stock. They said the Northern Edge action was considered as a joint scallop/habitat framework but was discontinued in 2024 because the council could not reconcile competing objectives involving scallop yield, habitat protection, and impacts on other species such as cod, lobster, and herring. Stokesbury emphasized the long-running collaborative survey work with industry, said the fishery remains highly productive, and argued that the science supports careful rotational management and that the Northern Edge could be highly productive for scallops, though he acknowledged habitat tradeoffs. Committee members pressed both witnesses on why the issue had remained unresolved for so long and whether the council could revisit it through a future framework. Representatives of the Sustainable Scalloping Fund, including attorney Drew Kavage, John Lees, Sam Blasley, and Tony Alvernes, urged support for reopening the Northern Edge and for permit stacking, which would allow more than one scallop permit on a vessel while keeping ownership caps in place. They argued the fishery is a major economic driver, that industry-funded research has supported sustainable management, and that stacking would help family-owned operators reduce costs, improve safety, and avoid financial distress. They also stressed the need to protect working waterfront infrastructure in New Bedford and other ports. The chair said he was not opposed to stacking in principle but wanted to avoid a slippery slope toward excessive consolidation or private equity control; he noted that any stacking change would require an amendment to the fishery management plan or federal action. No votes were taken, and the hearing concluded with an invitation for continued engagement and future updates on the council process.

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• if it wasn't gone by their vehicle towed if it wasn't gone by the<00:16:09.959><c> morning</c><00:16
• I believe seniors are the fastest growing rate of homelessness in our state, and so none of us at this
• I believe seniors are the fastest growing rate of homelessness in our state, and so none of us at this
• I believe seniors are the fastest growing rate of homelessness in our state, and so none of us at this
• Yes, with that, members, we will recess. seniors are the the fastest growing rate seniors are the the

Committee: Senate Housing and Homelessness Prevention

Keywords: 1187, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Florida also has the highest fatal drowning rate in the nation for ages 1 through 4 and ages 0 through
• The 2022 pass rate was 59%.
• differential cap from 50% to 25% above in-city rates.
• Finally, under certain circumstances, the bill requires rate parity for municipal water and wastewater
• This bill seeks to clarify the rules for the storage of electric vehicles in towing guards.

Summary: The committee took up a long agenda of retained bills and several new measures, with most receiving favorable reports after amendments. Major debate centered on CS/SB 706, which preempts airport naming to the state and designates Palm Beach International Airport as the Donald J. Trump International Airport subject to FAA and trademark-related conditions. Senator Jones offered amendments to avoid private royalty benefits, but both failed. Senators Berman, Osgood, Jones, and Pizzo spoke against the bill, raising concerns about naming an airport after a sitting president, lack of local input, and ethical issues; Senator Mayfield defended the bill as cost-free to the airport and noted the naming agreement. The committee ultimately voted the bill favorably. The committee also approved CS/SB 546 on conservation land notice requirements and CS/SB 1014 on municipal utility service to properties outside city limits, both with amendments and some opposition from the Florida League of Cities on the utility bill. Several other bills were heard and reported favorably with little controversy. CS/SB 1500 would streamline uncontested probate proceedings; SB 962 would exclude farms and farm operations from certain zoning definitions tied to affordable housing preemption; CS/SB 820 would strengthen reporting for problem-solving courts; SB 840 would revise portions of last year’s hurricane-related land-use law to narrow its scope and sunset temporary restrictions; and SB 856 would require online property listings to show estimated ad valorem taxes, with an amendment excluding social media platforms and broadening liability protections. SB 110 would clarify homestead exemption eligibility for 98-year or longer residential leases. SB 394 would exempt certain underwriting managers handling limited facultative reinsurance from licensure requirements, and SB 434 would prevent wind-hardening improvements from increasing assessed value for residential property tax purposes. The committee also advanced several public-safety and transparency measures. CS/CS/SB 658 and 608, a combined water-safety bill, would require safety features for rental properties with pools or nearby water bodies and authorize DBPR enforcement; supporters framed it as a response to Florida’s high child-drowning rates, and Airbnb waived in support. SB 748 would place constitutional language on restoration of voting rights on sentencing score sheets, with broad support from voting-rights and civil-rights groups. CS/SB 824 would require annual reporting of unimproved school-district land inventories, and CS/SB 848 would create a framework for off-site stormwater treatment and related credits, with support from builders and mitigation bankers. The committee also heard CS/SB 1036 on school counselors, which clarifies certification requirements and performance criteria after a delete-all amendment.

Transcript Highlights:

• Florida also has the highest fatal drowning rate in the nation for ages 1 through 4 and ages 0 through
• The pass rate was 59%, and there is a high chance of accidentally shutting out counselors because their
• differential cap from 50% to 25% above in-city rates.
• This bill seeks to clarify the rules for the storage of electric vehicles in towing yards.
• increases as we've seen in other parts of the country, particularly, ...rate increases as we've seen

Committee: Senate Rules

Keywords: 999, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I'm not mistaken, that is for any balance that is paid or that is owed for parking or the cost of towing

Committee: Joint Ports and Marine Resources

Keywords: Ports and Marine Resources - Room 216, 2 March, 2026; 3:30 PM, 925, all

Transcript Highlights:

• And House Bill No. 3447, introduced by Vernetti, an act relating to towing with penalty provisions.
• And for a transgender child who already faces higher rates of bullying and isolation, being a teammate
• We cannot continue to grow at the rate we're growing and then complain that we don't fund everything
• And our tax rate used to be at 6% for income tax for most Missouri.
• This is nothing to do with tax rates.

Keywords: 959, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Chairman and Senator, there is still effectively the current rate in the governor's operating budget.
• Chair, typically for liability insurance, there are rates set by department. Right?
• And so those rates are set by department and then.
• What went into that specific rate?
• Chair, Senator Trio, Senator Woods, I would like that to be followed up on the Managed Care Rates.

Committee: Senate Senate Finance

Keywords: 996, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Now, we're towing the vehicle. Well, we want to keep that firearm safe.
• there's a firearm in the vehicle.<00:18:33.200><c> Now,</c><00:18:33.440><c> we're</c><00:18:33.600><c> towing
• Now, we're towing the vehicle. vehicle. Now, we're towing the vehicle.

Bills: SF0101

Committee: House Appropriations

Keywords: Second Amendment, firearm regulation, state legislation, public safety, civil penalties, 916, all