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• We lost a we lost a Senator Collins, no Lieutenant Governor Collins.
• The Florida legislature and our governor continues to provide the military community.
• I work for the governor as the commander in chief has established under Florida statute and services,
• However, this project with the support of this committee and the governor, it's 100% state funded.
• Well, statutorily were comprised of the governor or his designee, 4 members, each appointed by the governor

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• It's a 25-pound piece of aluminum that I power with my legs. A bike.
• Owners can also use a power of attorney to grant someone else authority to act on their behalf, and the
• document creating the power of attorney needs To grant someone else authority to act on their behalf
• And the document creating the power of attorney needs to be either notarized or have certain witnesses
• specifies that neither the documents used to transfer vehicle ownership to an insurer, nor a limited power

Bills: HB2305 , HB2601 , HB2604

Committee: House Transportation

Keywords: vehicle registration, travel vans, motor homes, transportation regulation, HB2601, motorcycle weight fee, motorcycle registration, vehicle licensing, Department of Licensing, weight-based fee, motor home fee, RV registration, scale weight, vehicle weight, RCW, Washington state, registration fees, license fees, vehicle fee schedule, fee distribution

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• Cleaning up abandoned and polluted brownfields is a powerful economic development tool and revitalizes
• As if it weren't bad enough that this lawless administration is usurping power.
• I appreciate very much that the Chair has publicly defended Congress's power of the purse and stated
• What is the point of Congress, which holds the power of the purse and all legislative powers under Article
• Usurping the power of Congress, and I hope that we can stay unified in our efforts to make sure that

Bills: SB347 , SB351

Committee: Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

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• I sat through that entire process, did talk to Idaho Power people.
• We have consulted with Idaho Power. They said they were comfortable with this.
• It has to do with power over the general population.
• They are powerful symbols of inclusion, safety, and belonging.
• They are powerful symbols of inclusion, safety, and belonging.

Committee: House State Affairs

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• And a lot of times if you have a power of attorney over a particular individual, even though if you don
• ’t exercise that power of attorney, sometimes that income is included in your estate for estate tax purposes
• And a lot of times if you have a power of attorney over a particular individual, even though if you don't
• exercise that power of attorney, sometimes that income is included in your estate for estate tax purposes
• And I said I said, "Well, you powers.

Bills: HB259 , HB206 , HB207 , HB259 , HB206 , HB207

Committee: House Financial Services

Keywords: income tax credit, tax incentive, recruitment, remote work, remote worker, recruited worker, rural counties, small counties, county population tiers, opportunity zone, teacher recruitment, nurse recruitment, law enforcement recruitment, workforce development, economic development, relocation incentive, Alabama Department of Revenue, nonrefundable tax credit, tax carryforward, state income tax

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• We fought all session to get that done, and the governor has just signed that in the last week into law
• that done, We fought all session to get that done, and<00:02:03.360><c> the</c><00:02:03.440><c> governor
• > just</c><00:02:04.320><c> signed</c><00:02:04.640><c> that</c><00:02:04.960><c> in</c> and the governor
• has just signed that in and the governor has just signed that in the<00:02:05.200><c> last</c><00:02
• :37.000><c> Stevenson</c> &gt;&gt; The governor and Leader Stevenson &gt;&gt; The governor and Leader

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• And the governor is not a today.
• And so, this regulation shows the hypocrisy of the governor. Okay?
• </c><00:24:07.760><c> Because</c> hypocrisy of the governor. Okay?
• Because hypocrisy of the governor. Okay?
• </c> very very frustrated with the governor very very frustrated with the governor and<00:24:58.000><

Summary: The Administrative Regulation Review Subcommittee met to reorganize its leadership for the new term, renewing Representative Derek Lewis as House co-chair and Senator Steven West as Senate co-chair. The committee then approved the minutes and moved through a series of agency regulations, generally adopting staff-suggested amendments without objection. Among the regulations reviewed were an Attorney General rule changing how a commission reviews and distributes funds and how grant reporting is handled; Personnel Board changes abolishing and renaming certain job classifications and adjusting probationary periods; an Education and Labor Cabinet rule removing references to local board of education members; several Public Protection Cabinet rules covering Board of Claims and Crime Victims’ Compensation procedures; an Alcoholic Beverage Control rule on direct-to-consumer shipping forms; and a Medicaid Services emergency regulation establishing the Kentucky Trauma Hospital Rate Improvement Program for rural hospitals serving many Medicaid patients. The committee also heard that the Board of Claims and Crime Victims’ Compensation regulations included both staff and, in one case, an agency amendment, which were approved. The most extended discussion came on the Department for Community Based Services’ regulation increasing per diem rates for private child-placing therapeutic foster care levels 2 and 3. Committee members questioned the estimated $10 million biennial cost, the source of the funding, and why the cabinet had not yet filed regulations implementing Senate Bill 151 on kinship care. DCBS staff said the rate increase was discretionary and intended to address placement crises for children with high needs, while acknowledging they could not personally explain the budget decisions. A kinship caregiver testified in support of the rate increase but urged the cabinet to also implement SB 151 and expand support for kinship families. The committee expressed frustration over the lack of SB 151 implementation but stated the rate increase itself was appropriate and allowed the regulation to proceed.

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• And whereas Sheriff Cunningham has been appointed to several statewide committees by the governor and
• And whereas Sheriff Cunningham has been appointed to several statewide committees by the governor and
• The Alabama Home Educated Day is designated by Governor Ivy and their guest of Representative Nelson.
• It updates the power of attorney language, authorizes clerks to report authorized companies within 30
• initiative, Governor Ivy, and this<02:53:35.680><c> legislature.

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• Yet when residents do not pay, it relies on Chapter 720 lien and foreclosure powers.
• In plain terms, CH6 asserts business status for profit purposes while also invoking association powers
• The Avatar versus Gundal decision confirms a simple principle: any entity using Chapter 720 powers to
• collect mandatory fees secured by liens Any entity using Chapter 720 powers to collect mandatory fees
• So, no, we were not aware of the full power of CH6 and, you know, the ability to override whatever is

Bills: S0936 , S1724 , S1014 , S1498

Committee: Senate Regulated Industries

Summary: The Committee on Regulated Industries met with a quorum and took up four bills. First, it considered SB 1724 on municipal utility services. Senator Martin offered a late-filed delete-everything amendment that would require annual customer meetings for extraterritorial utility customers, cap use of gross utility revenues for general government at 10%, eliminate a 25% surcharge on customers outside city limits, reduce the rate differential cap from 50% to 25%, remove municipal natural gas utilities from the bill, and preserve certain existing bond-related surcharges until debt is retired or refinanced. The League of Cities raised implementation concerns about the July 1, 2026 effective date and the need for rate studies and budget adjustments. The amendment was adopted and the committee reported CS/SB 1724 favorably. The committee then heard SB 936 on temporary door locking devices from Senator McLean. The bill would define temporary door locking devices, allow them to be installed at any height, require the Florida Building Commission to add standards to the Florida Building Code, and require their use to be incorporated into safety plans, drills, and training. With no opposition or amendments, SB 936 was reported favorably. Next, the committee considered SB 1014 by Senator Mayfield, which would prohibit municipalities from refusing water or wastewater service solely because a property owner will not annex, and would require service expansion when a property is near a municipal main line, not served by another utility, and the utility has capacity. A committee amendment narrowed the bill to properties near a main line and reduced the distance threshold from 2,000 meters to one-half mile. The Florida League of Cities opposed the bill as amended, citing concerns about property size, annexation conflicts, enclave creation, and possible revenue impacts, but the bill was reported favorably. Finally, the committee heard SB 1498 on community associations from Chair Bradley. A strike-all amendment revised technical provisions on video conference recordings, turnover inspection reports, SIRS references, and electronic voting, and added two major policy changes: requiring associations to provide records to law enforcement and prosecutors and creating a second-degree misdemeanor for willful refusal, and prohibiting mandatory club or amenity fee schemes controlled by developers or third parties that generate profit beyond proportional expenses. Testimony in support described homeowner disputes involving concentrated board control, lack of transparency, and mandatory fees in communities such as Rosedale. The amendment was adopted and CS/SB 1498 was reported favorably. At the end of the meeting, Senator Bracey Davis asked to be recorded voting in the affirmative on tabs 1, 2, and 3, and the committee adjourned.

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• They are free to unsubscribe, resubscribe, or move subscriptions; the powers are within the consumer's
• Associated with getting that power from the solar panel to the end user, Madam Chair, Senator.
• The grid is just not ready to take that sort of power onto it. So, the struggle has.
• Gordy, that's a fairly small percentage Of the total power requirements in the state, on the order of
• But a 5 megawatt installed capacity facility would actually put up about 1 to 1.5 Megawatts of power

Committee: Senate Senate Conservation

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• The statutory provision is fairly short, and it really gives the power to the commissioner to promulgate
• The statutory provision is fairly short, and it really gives the power to the commissioner to promulgate
• Unfortunately, [clears throat] our governor at the time vetoed the bill.
• Unfortunately, [clears throat] our<02:02:07.920><c> governor</c><02:02:08.719><c> at</c><02:02:09.040
• at the time vetoed the our governor at the time vetoed the bill.<02:02:11.840><c> He</c><02:02:12.400

Committee: House Commerce and Consumer Affairs

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• Motion's adopted. . . 33 Following message from the governor, the secretary will read the message.
• Respectfully submitting, Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas. Another message from the Governor.
• Governor, if you have one comment, please give some comments.
• And on Sunday we heard the governor mention in his State of the...
• The following message from the governor, the secretary will read the message. message.

Bills: SB2 , SJR36 , SB2 , SR19 , SR27 , SR30 , SR32 , SCR11

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• Ayotte, Governor.
• </c> This is from the governor. This is from the governor.
• </c><00:06:49.600><c> AO</c><00:06:50.160><c> governor.
• AO governor. A excellency Kelly A. AO governor.
• </c> Signed by Governor Kelly A. Aai. Signed by Governor Kelly A. Aai. zero<00:08:58.640><c> sign.

Summary: The committee met to review the annual report on collaboration between the University System of New Hampshire and the Community College System of New Hampshire, and the meeting began with approval of the prior minutes and a gubernatorial proclamation recognizing the community college system’s 80th anniversary. Both chancellors praised the proclamation and described the report as a statutory follow-up to the public higher education task force. They said the two systems have built a close working relationship and that the collaboration is intended to continue, though progress may be limited by resources and staffing changes. Much of the discussion focused on transfer pathways and new academic models. The chancellors said House Bill 1530 helped drive the creation of more than 100, and possibly about 130, “universal pathways” between the systems, with a reported 30% increase in community college associate-degree graduates transferring to the university system in the last academic year. They also discussed direct-admit outreach for community college graduates, early college and CTE-to-workforce pathways, and the development of three-year bachelor’s programs at Plymouth State and in some health-care fields. Members asked about nursing, allied dental health, and radiologic technology, and the chancellors said they are exploring whether some programs can be streamlined, while noting that nursing’s requirements may limit how short a pathway can be. Members also raised concerns about whether transfer pathways could affect university enrollment, but the university chancellor said declining enrollment is more likely due to a smaller pool of college-age students and broader competition, not the transfer programs. Another topic was the ERP/technology platform recommendation from the task force: the university system is moving to Workday, while the community college system is working to align business practices and move from an on-premises system to a cloud-based solution. Officials said a shared enterprise system could create efficiencies in the future, but it is not expected in the short term; student-facing tools like Canvas are already shared. The committee also discussed House Bill 112, which would require passing a civics test for graduation, and the chancellors said they support civic education but see implementation challenges. No votes or formal actions were taken beyond approving the minutes and receiving the report.

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• Eric Power.
• Power, for taking my question.
• Eric Power.
• Eric Power is recognized.
• Power, for taking my question.

Committee: House Municipal and County Government

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• Chair and members, Senate Bill 1281 requires the governor to sign a joint resolution adopted by an affirmative
• Carroll, is the governor involved in any of this at all?
• It would require the governor to sign the joint resolution adopted... ...to notify the Senate President
• Carroll, is the governor involved in any of this at all?
• It would require the governor to sign the joint resolution adopted.

Committee: Senate Senate Federalism Committee of Reference

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• </c> the governor declares an emergency. the governor declares an emergency.
• It requires the governor or mayor of a county to provide an American Sign Language interpreter during
• It also requires the governor or mayor of a county to ensure to the fullest extent possible that the
• It requires the governor announcements.
• It requires the governor or<00:03:56.400><c> mayor</c><00:03:56.640><c> of</c><00:03:56.799><c> a</c>

Summary: The committees heard testimony on several public safety and emergency-related measures. SB 3192, on emergency healthcare license waivers, drew support from nursing and healthcare advocates who said automatic emergency licensure during a governor-declared emergency would help avoid delays in bringing qualified clinicians to disaster areas, citing the Lahaina wildfire response. The committee reported 13 supportive testimonies, none in opposition, and one comment. It later recommended passage of SB 3192 with technical non-substantive amendments and a defective effective date, and the recommendation was adopted by vote. SB 2121, requiring ASL interpretation and visible picture-in-picture display during official emergency announcements, received supportive testimony from the Disability and Communications Access Board and the Hawaii Association of Broadcasters. DAP demonstrated why captions alone are not sufficient and why an interpreter on screen improves effective communication. Broadcasters supported the bill’s intent but raised practical concerns about implementation and staffing, suggesting amendments. SB 3239, which would appropriate funds to HMA for bilingual resources and services for residents with limited English proficiency, was supported by legal aid and immigrant-rights advocates who emphasized the need for language access during disasters and noted the large LEP population in Hawaii. After discussion, the chair proposed folding the sign-language and multilingual access concepts into SB 21109, a broader emergency preparedness communications bill, and the committee deferred SB 2121 and SB 3239. The committee also heard SB 2645 on fire prevention and the Office of the State Fire Marshal. The fire marshal supported the bill’s provisions to modernize the office, create cross-certified assistant fire marshals, shift inspections to a risk-based schedule, establish the state fire code as the baseline, and create a special fund, but DLNR opposed the section changing the marshal selection process from a council-based appointment to gubernatorial appointment. The chair ultimately recommended passage of the proposed SD2 with blank appropriation amounts and committee-report concerns, and the recommendation was adopted. The committee then passed SB 21109 with amendments, incorporating the deferred sign-language and language-access ideas into the broader emergency communications framework. It also later took up measures from the prior day’s agenda, passing SB 2882, SB 3191, and SB 2339 with amendments, including changes to the state buildings, water safety/drowning prevention, and building code council measures.

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• The following message from the governor.
• Proclamation by the Governor of the State of Texas to all whom these presents shall come.
• Governor Abbott, governor of the state of Texas, by the authority vested in me by Article 3, Sections
• Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas. Members, to clarify, there was a change in the second session call.
• The governor made two changes to THC.

Bills: SB2 , SB3 , SB4 , SB5 , SB6 , SB7 , SB8 , SB9 , SB10 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB14 , SB15 , SB16 , SB18 , SB34 , SB2 , SB3 , SB4 , SB5 , SB6 , SB7 , SB8 , SB9 , SB10 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB14 , SB15 , SB16 , SB18 , SB34 , SB 2 , SB 3 , SB 4 , SB 5 , SB 6 , SB 7 , SB 8 , SB 9 , SB 10 , SB 11 , SB 12 , SB 13 , SB 14 , SB 15 , SB 16 , SB 17 , SB 18 , SB 34 , SB2 , SB3 , SB4 , SB5 , SB6 , SB7 , SB8 , SB9 , SB10 , SB11 , SB12 , SB13 , SB14 , SB15 , SB16 , SB17 , SB18 , SB34

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• Messages from the Governor. Reports of standing committees. Reports of select committees.
• The Governor has informed us all today that there is a final budget deal.
• Well, Senator, since the Governor has come out and announced this morning a budget deal at $268 billion
• The Governor stated the budget total is $268 billion. Are you in agreement with that number?
• Twice a week, we're doing these extenders, and we get no information, and the Governor comes out and

Summary: The Senate met on May 6, 2026, approved the prior journal, and accepted a Rules Committee report advancing the government appropriations bill to third reading. The chamber then took up the tenth budget extender, which sponsor Senator Serrano said would keep state government operating through Monday, May 11 and contained $482 million in new spending, bringing the total across extenders to $20.3 billion. In questioning, Senator O’Mara and Senator Helming pressed Serrano for details on the reported $268 billion budget deal, policy outcomes, revenue raisers, and whether local governments, schools, and rural health programs would receive certainty; Serrano said final budget bills were not yet in print and declined to speculate on unresolved issues. The extender passed 60-1, with Senator Weik voting no. The Senate also adopted several previously adopted resolutions honoring the North Tonawanda High School girls varsity basketball team, the Tappan Zee High School girls basketball team, and SUNY student Chriss-Ann Pryce. Members praised the teams’ state championships and Pryce’s academic and leadership achievements through the Educational Opportunity Program. The chamber then returned to legislation and passed a bill designating May 9 as Overdose Awareness Day in New York; Senator Fernandez said it recognized the harm of overdose and the need to continue funding harm reduction and recovery services. Additional bills passed included a statewide domestic violence lethality assessment measure, with Senators Murray, Rolison, Webb, and Ramos describing it as a tool to identify dangerous situations and prevent fatalities; a mental health insurance bill limiting step therapy/prior authorization for serious mental health medications, supported by Senator Fahy; and measures on education, real property tax, election law, general business law, kitchen incubator economic impacts, public buildings, state finance, and mental hygiene. Several bills drew recorded opposition, including the real property tax bill and the election law and general business law measures. The Senate concluded by adjourning until Monday, May 11 at 3:00 p.m., with intervening days designated legislative.

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• I was reappointed by Tate Reeves and then then then uh<00:02:44.160><c> uh</c><00:02:44.400><c> Governor
• <00:02:44.760><c> Reeves</c><00:02:45.160><c> and</c><00:02:45.240><c> then</c><00:02:45.400><c> Governor
• </c> uh uh Governor Reeves and then Governor uh uh Governor Reeves and then Governor Reeves<00:02:45.959
• That is an appointment of the governor. I will get you that name.
• </c> That is an appointment of the governor. That is an appointment of the governor.

Committee: Joint Economic and Workforce Development

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• President, with the Senate proceed to the order of messages from the Governor.
• President, the Office of the Governor has transmitted to the Senate the following appointments: to the
• The Office of the Governor has transmitted the following appointments: to the Collection Practices Board
• , which advised the governor on how to improve services for families.
• President, I move that all members of the Senate and the Lieutenant Governor be added as co-sponsors

Summary: The Senate convened with 30 members present, heard the invocation and Pledge of Allegiance, and approved several temporary excusals. The chamber received gubernatorial appointments to multiple boards and commissions, then recessed and later took up resolutions and legislation. It adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 13, a tribute memorializing former Senator and Representative Robert Geake, after remarks honoring his long legislative career and public service; the resolution was adopted and all members and the Lieutenant Governor were added as co-sponsors. The Senate also adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 14, which approved an extension of a state of emergency related to gasoline prices through Labor Day. Senator Camilleri argued the extension would help lower fuel costs for residents, while Senator McBroom later criticized the resolution as political theater and urged action on substantive energy legislation, including a pending Upper Peninsula-related bill. The resolution passed by roll call, 36-1. In floor action, the Senate introduced and referred several bills, including measures on the Income Tax Act, Michigan Trust Fund Act, road classification, the Food Law, Motor Fuels Quality Act, and automated decision tools in employment. The chamber then passed three bills on third reading: Senate Bill 480 on child care organization licensing and regulation, Senate Bill 517 amending the Revised School Code, and Senate Bill 278 amending the State Housing Development Authority Act of 1966. The Senate adjourned after statements and a final motion to adjourn until June 25 at 10 a.m.