Transcript Highlights:

• I move that House Bill 3451 be voted due pass.
• Thank you, Representative, for being here this morning for your vote. Thank you.
• I now move that House Committee Substitute for House Bills 3534 and 2342 be voted due pass.
• You have voted 12 yes and 0 no.
• You have voted to pass House Committee Substitute for House Bills 3534 and 2342.

Committee: House Children and Families

Summary: The Committee on Children and Families met in brief executive session with a quorum present and moved quickly through two measures. First, House Bill 3451, described as the CITES bill related to interviewing with recordings, was moved “do pass” and approved by roll call vote, 11-0. The committee then took up House Bill 3534, the playground bill, and adopted a substitute that combined the bill strings with House Bill 2342. After the substitute was adopted, the House Committee Substitute for House Bills 3534 and 2342 was moved “do pass” and approved by roll call vote, 12-0. No additional discussion or business was raised before adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• Majority vote of 18 yes, 0 no.
• How do you vote? Representative Gregg, how do you vote on? Okay.
• By your vote of 19 aye and zero no, you have voted a House Committee...
• We were voting on 1730. Suppressor: No. Okay. Kosslo? Are you voting yes on?
• By your vote of 10 ayes and 3 noes, you have voted House Bill 1730.

Committee: House Professional Registration and Licensing

Summary: The committee first met in executive session and adopted a House Committee Substitute for House Bill 2300 by a unanimous roll call vote of 18-0. The substitute combined a number of previously approved professional registration items, including emergency suspension authority, chiropractic and massage therapy provisions, accountant regulations, the athletic trainer compact, social worker regulations, a speech-language pathologist fix, telehealth, nonprofit pharmacies, and the physician assistant compact. Members noted that work was still ongoing on bell bondsman language before the committee moved into public hearing. The main public hearing was on House Bill 2897, which would expand optometrists’ authority to perform certain laser and in-office procedures. Representative Farnan and optometry supporters argued the bill is about patient access, especially in rural areas, and said it would allow three laser procedures—YAG capsulotomy, laser trabeculoplasty, and laser iridotomy—plus clarify other already-performed office procedures, while still excluding major surgeries such as cataract surgery, LASIK, and corneal transplants. Supporters said optometrists already receive relevant training, that a 32-hour certification course would serve as a safeguard, and that patients often face long waits or long travel times for care. Opponents, including ophthalmologists, argued the bill would blur the line between optometry and surgery, create safety risks, and rely on insufficient training and ambiguous language. They cited complications from laser procedures, questioned emergency care claims, and said optometrists should not be regulated as surgeons unless placed under the State Board of Healing Arts. No vote was taken on HB 2897, and the chair recessed the hearing for later continuation. The Committee on Elementary and Secondary Education then took up House Bill 3239 and adopted Amendment 0.01H, which capped the program at $4 million to keep it from becoming an open-ended cost. The committee then adopted the House Committee Substitute and voted the bill do pass by 11-7. The committee also combined House Bills 2913 and 3228 into one substitute and voted that combined measure do pass by 19-0. Finally, the committee heard House Bill 2195, which would create the Missouri Integrated Safe Driving Program and encourage school districts to incorporate driver-safety content into existing courses without adding a fiscal note or mandating a standalone driver’s ed class. Sponsor Representative Reedy and supporters from AAA Missouri and the Missouri Driver Education Coalition said the bill would address teen crash rates, improve access to driver education, and help schools use existing curriculum time more flexibly. The hearing remained in discussion with testimony continuing.

Transcript Highlights:

• Vote 16 to zip. All those in favor Okay. Vote 16 to zip.
• Vote 16.
• Vote 16.
• Vote 16.
• Vote 16.

Keywords: 1189, house, all

Summary: The committee first took up SB 297 and a new amendment, 2462, which combined the original Senate bill with the Carson amendment and added a proposed alternative regulatory system, RSA 420R. The chair and members discussed that the amendment was intended to give the Senate what it had asked for while also creating a dual system for public entity risk pools. Members asked whether the new structure would affect ownership or governance of health trusts, and the chair explained that 420R would be a separate regulatory statute while existing 420J-style arrangements could remain in place. The committee also noted that a paragraph had been accidentally deleted from the amendment and that another amendment would be prepared to correct it, with the subcommittee recessed while that was done. Public testimony focused on School Care, represented by Executive Director Lisa Ducette, who opposed the shift to Department of Insurance oversight under 420R. She argued that public entity risk pools are not insurance companies, that they are accountable to member entities and taxpayers, and that the proposed dual regulation would add unnecessary costs through examinations, higher reserves, and additional accounting requirements. She said the change could threaten tax-exempt status and create an uneven playing field, and she urged the committee to support SB 297 with the Carson amendment instead of moving to 420R. Committee members questioned whether the amendment would actually affect pools that stayed under the Secretary of State model, and one member cited support from the New Hampshire Municipal Association for the dual system. The discussion then shifted to amendment 245 on ambulance reimbursement and contracting timelines. Members reviewed a provision giving insurers 45 days and ambulance providers 60 days in the contracting process, and one member suggested making both periods 60 days. The chair and others said the current language was intentional and part of a broader compromise aimed at ending balance billing and forcing insurers to establish reimbursement rates. Members noted that the measure was unusual and that its effects would be reviewed over the next two years, with one member saying the bill would likely be difficult to roll back later. No final vote was taken in the portion provided.

Transcript Highlights:

• We will continue to wait for the other members to arrive so that we can take those votes.
• To arrive so that we can take those votes. But that is pretty much it.
• Current vote is four ayes and no nos. Cabaldon? Cabaldon, aye. Gonzalez? Reyes?
• Okay, on the consent calendar, SB 308 and SB 607, current vote is six ayes, no noes.
• From vote is six ayes, no noes. Senator Reyes, aye. Reyes, aye. Okay, that's out.

Committee: Senate Education

Summary: The committee held a two-year bill hearing with two measures on the consent calendar: SB 308 and SB 607. The chair explained that consent items are considered non-controversial and would not receive formal testimony unless a member or author requested removal from consent. A quorum was established and the roll was called. The committee then took up the consent calendar and repeatedly placed it on call while waiting for absent members to arrive. As members returned, the clerk lifted the call and recorded votes. The bills remained on consent throughout, with no testimony or substantive discussion of the measures themselves. When all members were present, the consent calendar was approved with seven ayes and no noes. The meeting then concluded and was adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• We will continue to wait for the other members to arrive so that we can take those votes.
• We will continue to wait for the other members to arrive so that we can take those votes.
• Current vote is four ayes and no nos. Cabaldon. Cabaldon, aye. Gonzalez, Reyes.
• Okay, on the consent calendar, SB 308 and SB 607, current vote is six ayes, no nos.
• The vote is six ayes, no nos. Senator Reyes, aye. Reyes, aye. Okay, that's out.

Committee: Senate Education

Keywords: 987, senate, all

Transcript Highlights:

• For those reasons, we ask for your aye vote. Appreciate the time. Good afternoon, members.
• So based upon that, we respectfully ask for your aye vote today. Thank you.
• Just respectfully ask for an aye vote.
• Just respectfully ask for an aye vote. Wonderful. Thank you very much.
• I respectfully ask for your aye vote. Thank you. Madam Secretary, please call the roll.

Committee: House Banking and Finance

Keywords: 988, house, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Thank you again for considering the bill, and I urge an aye vote.
• Members, I respectfully ask for an aye vote. Awesome. Thank you so much.
• That is four votes. We will hold the vote open for the rest of the members.
• The vote is held open for the rest of the members. Thank you.
• I respectfully ask for an aye vote.

Summary: The Assembly Aging and Long-Term Care Committee met on April 21 and heard three bills. AB 1819 by Assemblymember Sanchez would require buildings serving 50 or more people to have an automated external defibrillator on site. Sanchez said the bill is intended to protect older adults and other community members by improving access to life-saving emergency equipment; supporters included recreation and park districts and respiratory care professionals. The committee members present voted in favor, and the bill was passed as amended and re-referred to Appropriations, with the roll held open for absent members. AB 1983 by Assemblymember Blanca Rubio would create an optional sequential repayment method for continuing care retirement communities, allowing entrance fee repayments to be made in the order residents leave rather than waiting for a specific unit to be reoccupied. Rubio and Erickson Senior Living argued the change would make repayments more predictable and equitable while preserving consumer protections. Support also came from LeadingAge California and the California Assisted Living Association. The committee approved the bill and sent it to Human Services, again holding the roll open for later votes. AB 2037 by Assemblymember Patterson would establish a pilot grant program to help seniors and people with disabilities harden their homes against wildfire risk, with Patterson describing it as a way to support property maintenance and reduce wildfire spread. The California Foundation for Independent Living Centers, AARP California, and local officials testified in support, and committee members accepted amendments to add another county to the pilot. The committee voted to pass the bill as amended and re-refer it to Appropriations. After the initial votes, add-on votes were recorded and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• All in favor, by vote, yes, yes. The motion passes. We have an opportunity for public comment.
• We don't need to get a vote for that report, right? So we're good to go.
• All in favor, we'll take a vote. Yes, yes, yes.
• No actions were taken, no votes were taken during executive session.
• OK, we will take a vote on the motion. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes. The motion passes.

Keywords: 914, all

Transcript Highlights:

• I respectfully ask for an I vote, and I do not have any witnesses today.
• No, I just simply ask for an aye vote. Thank you.
• The vote is 5-0. The bill is out. Thank the author.
• Current vote is 4-0. Chair and Vice Chair voting aye. Senator Ashby aye.
• The vote is 5-0 and the bill is out. The committee will now come to order.

Committee: Senate Revenue and Taxation

Summary: The committee met with a quorum and heard two main bills before taking several votes. SB 1053 by Senator Nilo would let county boards of supervisors in counties affected by a governor-declared disaster on or after January 1, 2026, extend by up to three years the five-year deadline for transferring a damaged property’s base-year property tax value to replacement property. Nilo argued the measure is needed because recent wildfires and other disasters make rebuilding within five years unrealistic, and members from both parties supported the bill as a common-sense local-control measure for disaster recovery. The committee voted 5-0 to pass SB 1053 to Appropriations. The committee then heard SB 888 by Senator Sayarto, which would exclude VA service-connected disability compensation from household income when determining eligibility for the low-income disabled veterans’ property tax exemption. Sayarto said the current rule can unfairly disqualify disabled veterans by counting their disability benefits as income, creating a catch-22 that can threaten housing stability. Members praised the bill as bipartisan, fair, and helpful to veterans on fixed incomes, and Sayarto accepted committee amendments. The committee voted 5-0 to pass SB 888 as amended to the Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs. The committee also adopted a consent calendar containing SB 999, SB 1073, and SB 881. After the roll was completed, SB 1053 was confirmed out on a 5-0 vote.

Transcript Highlights:

• And by your vote, SB 1318 is reported favorably. Thank you.
• And by your vote, CS for CS for SB 1690 is reported favorably.
• And by your vote, CS for SB 182 is reported favorably. Thank you.
• I would like to be shown voting in the affirmative on tab 2, 1, 2, and 3.
• I'd like to be recorded as voting yes on tab 2. Senator Claudio: Thank you, Mr.

Summary: The Senate Committee on Education Pre-K through 12 considered three bills and reported each favorably. SB 1318, by Senator Rodriguez, made a technical clarification to the Florida tax credit scholarship program so that when a scholarship account is closed, any remaining funds revert but do not revert to the state. The bill was passed without debate or amendments. The committee then heard CS for SB 1690, by Senator Claudio, which updates child care and early learning laws, including transparency, accountability, terminology, and regulation of before- and after-school programs. An amendment was adopted to clarify rulemaking authority by specifying the State Board of Education rather than the Department of Education. Senator Berman raised a concern about the bill’s removal of a parent-notification requirement related to leaving children in vehicles, and the sponsor said she would follow up. The committee then voted the bill favorably. Finally, the committee considered CS for SB 182, by Senator Jones, on school teacher training and mentoring programs. A strike-all amendment was adopted that refocused the program on schools with D or F grades, allowed districts and charter schools to place mentors, tightened mentor qualifications, authorized stipends up to $3,000, and directed the Department of Education to set standards and create a contract template. Supportive appearance forms were filed by Nancy Lothar and Orange County Public Schools. The bill was reported favorably, and the meeting ended with remarks thanking staff and recognizing Kathy Missouri for her service.

Transcript Highlights:

• By your vote, CS for SB 1694 is reported favorably. CS for SB 1694 is reported favorably.
• Unless the senator requests a separate vote on an individual appointee, we will take one vote on these
• By your vote, the confirmation of appointees is recommended favorably.
• And by your vote, SPB 7038 is reported favorably.
• Does any senator wish to be recorded voting on bills before the committee today?

Summary: The Committee on Education Postsecondary considered several items. First, it took up SB 1694 on technology education, which would revise postsecondary general education standards to incorporate technology-related instruction, including computer science and artificial intelligence concepts. An amendment was adopted that shifted the bill away from creating a sixth core requirement and instead required technology-integrated core courses to include digital literacy, AI applications, and related topics such as software engineering, networks, databases, and cybersecurity where applicable. The amendment also added guidance for high school computer science courses that include AI, emphasizing critical evaluation, limitations, and ethical use. After brief discussion, the committee voted to report CS for SB 1694 favorably. The committee then approved confirmation of the appointments on Tabs 1 through 2 by a single favorable vote. Next, it considered SPB 7038, a proposed committee bill on postsecondary education and workforce development covering tuition and fee policies, consumer protections, career and technical education, student acceleration, and institutional operations. Senator Berman asked about changes to CIE licensure/jurisdiction and dual enrollment expansion; the sponsor said the bill affects institutions rather than individual courses and is intended to expand student options without necessarily increasing enrollment or funding needs. A Florida Dental Association representative testified in information only, urging preservation of the existing exemption for dental assisting programs from CIE oversight. The committee adopted a motion to submit the proposal as a committee bill and then reported SPB 7038 favorably. The meeting concluded with no further business and adjournment.

Transcript Highlights:

• By your vote, CS for Senate Bill 214 is reported favorably. Thank you, Senator McClain.
• Roll call vote on CS for Senate Bill 1266. Roll call vote on CS for Senate Bill 1266.
• By your vote, CS for Senate Bill 1266 is reported favorably. Thank you.
• By your vote, CS for Senate Bill 694 is reported favorably. Well done. Thank you.
• Does any senator wish to be recorded as voting on bills before the committee today? Excellent.

Bills: S0214 , S0694 , S1266

Committee: Senate Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development

Keywords: special districts, funding, financial assistance, rural community, state agency, economic development, compensation, wrongful conviction, civil rights, historic injustice, reparation, cybersecurity, internships, workforce development, education, economic growth

Summary: The Appropriations Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development met with a quorum present and considered three bills. First, SB 214 by Senator McLean, a rural access bill for special districts, was amended to allow independent special districts in rural areas to receive certain state and federal financial assistance payments directly for verified work rather than relying on reimbursement. Testimony in support came from representatives of water and sewer entities and the Florida Association of Special Districts. The committee adopted the amendment and then reported CS/SB 214 favorably. Next, the committee took up CS/SB 1266 by Senator Collada on cybersecurity internships and workforce readiness. The bill was amended to create a cybersecurity experiential learning opportunity and clearance readiness program within the Department of Commerce, working with Cyber Florida at USF. A proposed amendment to the amendment was withdrawn by Senator Bernard. With no opposition noted, the committee adopted the amendment and then reported CS/SB 1266 favorably. Finally, the committee heard CS/SB 694 by Senator Bracey Davis, which provides compensation to the descendants of the Groveland Four—Charles Greenlee, Walter Irvin, Samuel Shepard, and Ernest Thomas—for wrongful convictions and related harms. The bill was presented as a justice and redress measure, with supportive testimony from Delatry Hollinger and comments from Senator Smith and the chair praising the effort. The committee reported CS/SB 694 favorably, and then adjourned without further business.

Transcript Highlights:

• Are there any no votes? Don't you do it. Don't you do it. Seen no. Is there a no vote?
• Seen no votes.
• With a vote of 34 ayes, zero no votes, zero absent, and one excused, that motion is adopted.
• Are there any no votes? With a vote of 34 ayes, zero absent, and one excused, SJR 002 is repassed.

Keywords: 981, all

Transcript Highlights:

• The motion carries by your vote. We have advanced the conference report to the House and Senate.
• Representative Barkis votes to recommend. Donaghy. Representative Donaghy votes to recommend. Five.
• Representative five votes to recommend. King. Senator King votes to recommend. Leyes. Recommend.
• Senator Lees votes to recommend. Lovick. Senator Lovis votes to recommend. Clerk Rortiportip.

Summary: The House and Senate Transportation Committee conferees met to consider the conference report for SB 5161, the transportation budget for the 2025-27 biennium. Staff explained that the underlying 2023-25 transportation budget was revised downward by about $1.3 billion, from $14.5 billion to $13.2 billion, and the report included a dedication honoring the late Senator Bill Ramos for his service to Washington and its transportation system. Members from both chambers spoke in support of the budget and praised the work of committee staff, noting the difficulty and length of the negotiations. Several conferees said the budget was responsible and cautious given uncertainty around costs and federal funding, while still advancing major priorities such as ferry procurement, fish barrier removal, safety improvements, State Patrol staffing, preservation and maintenance, and key projects including the North Spokane Corridor, SR 520, Gateway, and other Connecting Washington and mega projects. After discussion, the committee adopted the conference report by voice vote, with members then recorded as recommending it. The report was advanced to the House and Senate, and the committee adjourned.

Transcript Highlights:

• We're going to vote on bills. Okay. And there goes Vice Chair.
• It's already got a no vote, so it's going to the floor. Yeah, this is 414.
• It's already got a no vote, so it's going to the floor.
• I want to make you vote out the committee substitute. Bill, you vote out the committee substitute.
• Just do Senator Middleton wants to be shown as voting aye on all the measures? Okay.

Committee: Senate Local Government

Summary: The Senate Committee on Local Government met with a quorum and took up a series of pending bills, with no public testimony presented. The committee first reported SB 472 favorably to the full Senate on a 5-1 vote. It then adopted committee substitutes and advanced SB 414 and SB 578, with SB 414 reported with a recommendation to do not pass but with the substitute adopted, and SB 578 reported favorably; SB 578 and several other bills were also recommended for the local and uncontested calendar. The committee similarly advanced SB 710, SB 785, SB 973, SB 1062, SB 1352, SB 1547, SB 1450, SB 1502, and SB 1566, while SB 970 was held. Most of these measures were reported out with do pass recommendations, often after adopting committee substitutes, and several were placed on the local and uncontested calendar without objection. Votes were generally unanimous or near-unanimous, with the main recorded dissent on SB 472, SB 414, SB 785, and SB 1502. At the end of the meeting, Senator Middleton was noted as voting aye on all measures, and the committee recessed until the call of the chair.

Transcript Highlights:

• Substitute motion is voted on first.
• And then we'll have a vote. We'll call for a vote for each procedural motion we go through.
• And then we'll have a vote. We'll call for a vote for each procedural motion we go through. Mr.
• We're not voting today.
• And then we'll have a vote. We'll call on a vote for each procedural motion we go through. Mr.

Keywords: 965, house, all

Summary: The committee continued discussing recommendations for chronic wasting disease (CWD) surveillance and response in Louisiana’s wild and captive deer herds. Members and staff reviewed current surveillance results, noting that LDWF had met goals in 32 of 64 parishes and that voluntary hunter-harvest sampling was falling short in other areas. Several ideas were raised to improve sample collection without making it broadly mandatory, including incentives for hunters, taxidermists, and possibly processors; use of DMAP properties and mobile sampling units; and targeted sampling of older bucks and other higher-risk animals. Members also discussed whether to use parish-level or other geographic control areas, and whether to mirror aspects of Arkansas’s approach, including testing to reduce or remove restrictions when prevalence remains low. The committee also heard from LDWF and LDAF about captive herd surveillance and reporting. LDAF described its licensed deer facilities, a 2024 positive in Jeff Davis Parish that led to depopulation and quarantines, and follow-up testing that has remained negative at quarantined farms. Witnesses said the agencies currently share information informally and through USDA/NVSL channels, but there is no specific law or regulation requiring 24-hour notification between agencies. The Wildlife Federation and several members recommended mandatory enrollment in the USDA herd certification program, mandatory reporting of positives, and clearer coordination between LDWF and LDAF. Members also discussed the cost of testing, with LDWF saying USDA grants covered diagnostic testing for the last two deer seasons, while department self-generated funds covered earlier costs. A major portion of the meeting focused on how to respond when a positive wild deer is found. Some members favored immediate restrictions, while others argued for keeping existing season rules in place through the season and using the positive as a trigger for intensified sampling, with the goal of avoiding unnecessary penalties and encouraging hunters to submit samples. There was also discussion of whether baiting should be prohibited, allowed during hunting season, or phased based on testing results, with Arkansas’s statewide baiting allowance and county-based disease management zones used as a comparison. The chair emphasized that no final recommendation would be adopted at this meeting; instead, staff was directed to compile the discussion and written recommendations for consideration at the April meeting, when the committee expects to vote and the commission may need to act quickly through its notice-of-intent or emergency rule process before the next hunting season.

Transcript Highlights:

• I know that I'm not comfortable fully knowing what I'm voting on.
• I know that I'm not comfortable fully knowing what I'm voting on.
• Okay, we'll do a roll call vote. Michelle, if you can call the roll.
• I'm urging you to vote no on this bill.
• But voting no on this bill is not anti-military.

Committee: House Business

Keywords: 989, all

Transcript Highlights:

• . >> This is a roll call vote for Senate File 79. Representative Brown — aye.
• Representative Wharff left an aye vote, and Chairman Locke, that is nine ayes.
• </c> &gt;&gt; Uh, he left a vote. an eye. &gt;&gt; Uh, he left a vote. an eye.
• </c> &gt;&gt; So, Representative Warf left an I vote &gt;&gt; So, Representative Warf left an I vote
• Representative Wharff. >> He's left a vote. >> Uh, Representative Wharff left an absentee vote of I.

Bills: SF0079 , SF0080 , SF0039

Committee: House Revenue

Keywords: sales tax, use tax, economic development, impact assistance, industrial facilities, tax exemptions, local control, electronic notice, compliance, tax collection, administration, tax exemption, long-term homeowners, property tax, seniors, residential property, 916, all

Transcript Highlights:

• Already voted no. And now you have to consider this again.
• So vote no, or see you on the campaign trails.
• Please vote no on SB 457. Thank you. Please vote no on SB 457. Thank you.
• Please vote now. Thank you. Thank you so much.
• Please vote no on SB 457. Thank you so much, respectfully.

Bills: AB275 , SB371 , SB457

Committee: Assembly Judiciary

Keywords: criminal procedure, wiretap, law enforcement, child protection, sexual offenses, SB371, Nevada, trespass, criminal trespass, NRS 207.200, property rights, misdemeanor, warning period, 24 months, 36 months, no trespassing, posted signs, fencing, private property, public property

Transcript Highlights:

• The top proposals are selected and put into bill form, and they have to be voted on by the commission
• The top proposals are selected and put into bill form, and they have to be voted on by the commission
• The top proposals are selected and put into bill form, and they have to be voted on by the commission
• Nash again, back on the votes. I mean, this had broad bipartisan support.
• As I mentioned, the package requires 11 of the 17 members to vote in favor of passing the bill.

Committee: House Environment and Natural Resources Finance and Policy

Keywords: 1183, house